Conscious
Conscious adjective - Having specified facts or feelings actively impressed on the mind.
Dormant
Dormant adjective - Being in a state of suspended consciousness.
Usage example: the bears lay dormant in their den during the winter
Nearby Word: dormancy
Both words in one sentence
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Also, when he is found, he is not moving or talking, and has evidently been dormant (or at least out of power) for quite some time and thus not conscious for the majority of his time in the ice.
- The place is so inhospitable that they are forced into a dormant state where all they can do is think about how much they hate their situation, except for Reaper who stays conscious but gets hideously wounded.
Source: And I Must Scream / Anime
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