- consciousness - an alert cognitive state in which you are aware of yourself and your situation; "he lost consciousness"
--1 is a kind of cognitive state, state of mind
Antonyms: unconsciousness
--1 has particulars:stream of consciousness; self, ego; awareness, sentience; sensibility; waking - awareness, consciousness, cognizance, cognisance, knowingness - having knowledge of; "he had no awareness of his mistakes"; "his sudden consciousness of the problem he faced"; "their intelligence and general knowingness was impressive"
--2 is a kind of knowing
--2 has particulars: self-awareness; feel; sense