Synonyms of sentient

sentient

adjective

ˈsen(t)-sh(ē-)ənt 

as in aware

having specified facts or feelings actively impressed on the mind

sentient of the danger posed by the approaching hurricane

Synonyms & Similar Words

• aware
• conscious
• cognizant
• mindful
• alive
• ware
• apprehensive
• regardful
• sensible
• wary
• witting
• vigilant
• watchful
• cautious
• careful
• observant
• attentive
• wide-awake
• heedful
• alert
• open-eyed
• safe
• hyperconscious
• hyperaware

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• unconscious
• unaware
• oblivious
• unwitting
• unmindful
• insensible
• careless
• mindless
• heedless
• unguarded
• inattentive
• unwary
• incautious
• unheeding

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of sentient

Economists near monolithically believe economic growth causes inflation, but as the call between Nichols and Lehman reveals to the mildly sentient, economic growth (meaning productivity) is all about falling prices. —John Tamny, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025

On the sentient, mutant island of Krakoa, almost all of the mutants of Marvel joined together to create a new nation. —Dan Perry, Newsweek, 1 Mar. 2025

On top of all this interpersonal drama, the trees, which evoke David Lynch’s many lingering shots of Twin Peaks’s ominous forests, are possibly sentient, and the landscape itself may be poisoning everyone’s minds. —Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 14 Feb. 2025

For me, the deepest resonance has to do with appreciating whales and dolphins as sentient beings, as creatures that share the planet with us, and that’s still a very moving idea. —Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Feb. 2025

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