Asleep
Asleep adjective - Being in a state of suspended consciousness.
Oblivious
Oblivious adjective - Not informed about or aware of something.
Asleep and oblivious are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Asleep" instead an adjective "Oblivious".
Nearby Words: oblivion, obliviously
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- unfeeling and asleep
- unfeeling and oblivious
- cold and asleep
- cold and oblivious
- senseless and asleep
- senseless and oblivious
- insensible and asleep
- insensible and oblivious
- unconscious and asleep
- unconscious and oblivious
- insensitive and asleep
- insensitive and oblivious
- comatose and asleep
- comatose and oblivious
Both words in one sentence
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Grandparental Obliviousness: The quest is done while Grandpa's asleep and oblivious of his grandson's disobedience.
Source: Music / Peter and the Wolf - The quest in Peter and the Wolf is done while Grandpa's asleep and oblivious to his grandson's disobedience.
Source: Grandparental Obliviousness -
However, Hilshire still remains oblivious even to the increased affection she shows him after said epiphany, although the fact he was asleep (due to the painkiller from hastily administered field medicine) when it came to her and when she kissed him, it's also somewhat understandable.
Source: Oblivious to Love
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