Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun awareness

2 senses of awareness

Sense 1
awareness, consciousness, cognizance, cognisance, knowingness -- (having knowledge of; "he had no awareness of his mistakes"; "his sudden consciousness of the problem he faced"; "their intelligence and general knowingness was impressive")
       => knowing -- (a clear and certain mental apprehension)

Sense 2
awareness, sentience -- (state of elementary or undifferentiated consciousness; "the crash intruded on his awareness")
       => consciousness -- (an alert cognitive state in which you are aware of yourself and your situation; "he lost consciousness")