out cold

Dead to the world

Out cold is a fixed phrase for unconscious: He lay on the ground, out cold, for several minutes.

unconscious

knockout

Incapacitating final blow

comatose · senseless · limp · inert · smelling salts · revive · come to · stupor · concussion · sedated

asleep

sleeping

Unconscious rest state

  • slumberLight, restful unconsciousness
  • snoringNoisy breathing while asleep
  • dozingLightly, briefly unconscious

napping · dead to the world · fast asleep · sound asleep · deep sleep · REM · dreamland · zonked · exhausted · crashed

boxing

knockout

Incapacitating final blow

  • KOVictory by incapacitation
  • punchStrike with fist
  • canvasHeavy woven cloth

count · referee · haymaker · uppercut · floored · down for the count · TKO · ringside · bout · match

vulnerable

defenseless

Without means to resist

incapacitated · immobilized · at risk · easy target · powerless · endangered · susceptible · unguarded · compromised · weakened

Categories
Opposites
consciousness state

out coldwide awake

Totally alert and attentive

awake · alert · conscious · up and about · bright-eyed and bushy-tailed

responsiveness to stimuli

out coldalert

Warning or watchfulness

sharp · on the ball · attentive · vigilant · responsive

Family

cold, out, knocked out, passed out

Familiarity
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Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG