Consciousness
Consciousness noun - A state of being aware.
Sleep is an antonym for consciousness.
Nearby Words: conscious, consciously
Sleep
Sleep noun - A natural periodic loss of consciousness during which the body restores itself.
Usage example: neither of them has been getting much sleep since the baby was born
Consciousness is an antonym for sleep in suspension of consciousness topic.
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
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Go-Go Enslavement: After losing consciousness because of a fight, Saya is abducted by Solomon and stripped of her clothes in her sleep.
Source: Anime / Blood+ - If a Sburb player's dream body is dead, then any time they sleep, their consciousness travels to the Dreambubbles in the Furthest Ring.
Source: Dream Walker -
Cammy Meele of the Ace Attorney Investigations game, has the horse-like ability to sleep while standing up, and has to be constantly prodded into consciousness when you interview her.
Source: Sleepyhead
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