AWARENESS Synonyms: 34 Similar and Opposite Words

awareness

noun

ə-ˈwer-nəs

Definition of awareness

as in attention

a state of being aware while strolling in the big city, maintain an awareness of what's going on around you

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Recent Examples of awareness Doing that well requires a different kind of situational awareness from communications leaders. — Amanda Simonian, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026 Many factors contribute to this, including better screening and awareness of kids’ mental health problems, as well as societal disruptions as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. — Ari Lightman, The Conversation, 16 Oct. 2026 Ishiguro acknowledged that, since his novel came out in 2021, the world’s awareness and attitude about AI has changed greatly. — Alex Ritman, Variety, 15 Oct. 2026 New York City students took part in a domestic violence awareness assembly Thursday as part of Go Purple Day, an annual campaign that encourages people to wear purple in solidarity with survivors of domestic abuse. — Kristie Keleshian, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for awareness

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Noun

Amalia Ulman’s 2025 film Magic Farm, about an American team’s desperation to manufacture a viral trend in rural Argentina, is minor cringe for its pleasurable skewering of the attention economy.

— Eugenie Brinkema, ARTnews.com, 17 Oct. 2026
No one was standing over my shoulder telling me to pay it special attention, but I was mesmerized.

— Joan Martelli, Time, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of attention

Noun

For meditation teacher Nico Cary, the cemetery is an ideal backdrop for mindfulness and a lesson in impermanence.

— Maddie Connors, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026
In addition to the Health Coach, the premium app membership provides access to Fitbit’s library of exercise content and mindfulness sessions.

— Andrew Gebhart, PC Magazine, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of mindfulness

Noun

More troubling still is that their grasp on time, then their very consciousness, begins to break down.

— The New Yorker, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026
Ex-players reporting more concussion symptoms during their careers, such as nausea, disorientation or loss of consciousness, were more likely to develop erectile dysfunction later.

— Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of consciousness

Noun

That knowledge cannot be acquired in a board meeting or replicated in an accelerator program.

— Matt Alt, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2026
Cheung said the training is intended to teach students that intimate examinations require more than medical knowledge and technical proficiency.

— Daniel Hunt, Sacbee.com, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of knowledge

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