Standard Lemma guide

subconsciously

adv · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adv

Meaning 1

Below the level of conscious awareness.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adverb

Meaning 2

from the subconscious mind

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the image came to him subconsciously

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English subconscious Middle English -ly English -ly English subconsciously From subconscious + -ly.

Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Belarusian: падсвядо́ма (padsvjadóma) — below the level of conscious awareness
  • Czech: podvědomě — below the level of conscious awareness
  • French: subconsciemment — below the level of conscious awareness
  • German: unterbewusst — below the level of conscious awareness
  • Greek: υποσυνείδητα (yposyneídita) — below the level of conscious awareness
  • Greek: υποσυνειδήτως (yposyneidítos) — below the level of conscious awareness
  • Norwegian: underbevisst — below the level of conscious awareness
  • Polish: podświadomie — below the level of conscious awareness
  • Russian: подсозна́тельно (podsoznátelʹno) — below the level of conscious awareness
  • Swedish: undermedvetet — below the level of conscious awareness
  • Ukrainian: підсвідо́мо (pidsvidómo) — below the level of conscious awareness