unconscious

1. (psychology) Without directed thought or awareness.Examples: "My sudden fright was an unconscious response."; "It was intolerable, he felt, to sit and eat in presence of that silent figure partly turned away from him, jotting down the different amounts on a bit of paper, and absorbed in that occupation as if unconscious of his presence."; "Reshaping [of British Railways] was far from perfect. It was tainted by statistical overreach, the unconscious biases of its author, and by the political demands being placed upon the BRB by government."Synonyms: subconscious

2. (sports) engaged in skilled performance without conscious control.Examples: "Sam is unconscious, filling it, drilling it from every conceivable angle. Lem is awful and Cooper seems confused. Josh shoots too often."; ""I was unconscious," the basketball player gushes. "It seemed like everything I threw up toward the basket went straight in.""; "Someone who has reeled off a string of baskets will say, "I was unconscious," as if he were following the Zen injunction to be mindful while suspending thought."Synonyms: in the zone, on a roll