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comatose

com·a·tose
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [kom-uh-tohs, koh-muh-]
    • /ˈkɒm əˌtoʊs, ˈkoʊ mə-/
    • /ˈkəʊ.mə.təʊs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kom-uh-tohs, koh-muh-]
    • /ˈkɒm əˌtoʊs, ˈkoʊ mə-/

Definitions of comatose word

  • adjective comatose A person who is comatose is in a coma. 3
  • adjective comatose A person who is comatose is in a deep sleep, usually because they are tired or have drunk too much alcohol. 3
  • adjective comatose in a state of coma 3
  • adjective comatose torpid; lethargic 3
  • adjective comatose of, like, or in a coma or stupor 3
  • adjective comatose as if in a coma; lethargic; torpid 3

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Origin of comatose

First appearance:

before 1745
One of the 47% newest English words
1745-55; < Greek komat- (stem of kôma coma1) + -ose1

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Parts of speech for Comatose

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

comatose popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 82% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
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Synonyms for comatose

adj comatose

  • senseless — destitute or deprived of sensation; unconscious.
  • cold — Something that is cold has a very low temperature or a lower temperature than is normal or acceptable.
  • dead — A person, animal, or plant that is dead is no longer living.
  • dopey — stupid; inane: It was rather dopey of him to lock himself out.
  • drowsy — half-asleep; sleepy.

adjective comatose

  • tired — having a tire or tires.
  • down for the count — (Idiomatic) Decisively beaten; defeated; rendered irrelevant for the long term.
  • spent — simple past tense and past participle of spend.
  • out for the count — If someone is out for the count, they are unconscious or very deeply asleep.

Antonyms for comatose

adj comatose

  • alert — If you are alert, you are paying full attention to things around you and are able to deal with anything that might happen.
  • awake — Someone who is awake is not sleeping.
  • conscious — If you are conscious of something, you notice it or realize that it is happening.

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