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subconsciously

subconsciously

31 5.8
Without thinking, your mind is not aware
  • adverb
  • /səbˈkɒnʃəsli/
translation icon : subconscientemente
  • No, subconsciously, you are dying to take me to that game.
  • consciously or subconsciously
  • decided subconsciously
  • even subconsciously

But The thing is, subconsciously it affected me.

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Examples

  • And, like, these things impact us like, subconsciously for a long time.

  • Part of it was that subconsciously, I already knew I wanted to start my own company.

    Academic text (2007)
  • But The thing is, subconsciously it affected me.

  • So it started to train me subconsciously to not, you know, go there.

  • I went and bought a sports card that I subconsciously knew that he would buy, right?

  • Like just subconsciously in my brain, I know that I did know.

  • And so you subconsciously actually lead with money.

  • You think you are, but subconsciously you want one.

  • When the camera looks down on the subject, the viewer subconsciously also looks down on him.

    Academic text (2003)
  • Sometimes I wonder if, even subconsciously, he knew what he was going to do.

Synonyms

automatically
vssubconsciously
77 2.9

Without thinking, as a natural reaction

is caused by inner mental processes rather than by habit or reflex
unconsciously
vssubconsciously
38 4.0

Without thinking or knowing you do something

comes from deeper mental processes rather than just lack of awareness
unknowingly
vssubconsciously
22 4.2

Doing something without being aware of it

is driven by inner mental influence rather than mere unawareness
subliminally
vssubconsciously
  • Specialized
6 7.7

In a way that affects your mind without you noticing

stems from inner mental activity rather than external subtle signals

Antonyms

89 3.7

On purpose while fully aware of what you are doing

How Aware

consciously
89 3.7
subconsciously
31 5.8
unconsciously
38 4.0

Surface Forms

subconsciously positive

Morphology

subconsciously = subconscious (transparent) = sub + conscious + ly

Formed by adding '-ly' to the adjective 'subconscious', yielding an adverb whose meaning is directly predictable from the adjective.

Etymology

Subconsciously comes from sub- and conscious; sub- means 'under', as in submarine which goes under the sea, and conscious means 'aware'. So, to do something subconsciously is to do it 'under' your awareness, meaning it happens without you thinking about it.