Synonyms for comatose
- adjective
Most common
Definitions
- adj. 1
In a coma: unconscious.
the patient was comatose for 2 weeks before finally passing away.
Related words
- Word family
- comatoseness coma
Example sentences
- asleep The show was so boring that Ann and I fell asleep.
- unconscious I don't know what happened when I was unconscious.
- lethargic The forum looks lethargic; maybe it's your diet.
- stupefied She looked stupefied in amazement.
- drowsy Nemesio had gotten drowsy rocking the baby shrews.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| comatose | rising | |
| asleep | rising | |
| unconscious | rising | |
| lethargic | rising | |
| stupefied | rising | |
| drowsy | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 6 letters
- stupid2, asleep2, drowsy2, zonked
- 9 letters
- lethargic3, stupefied
- 11 letters
- unconscious3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (stupid2 = 2 syllables).