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unconsciously

un·con·scious
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [uhn-kon-shuh s]
    • /ʌnˈkɒn ʃəs/
    • /ʌnˈkɒn.ʃəs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [uhn-kon-shuh s]
    • /ʌnˈkɒn ʃəs/

Definitions of unconsciously word

  • adjective unconsciously not conscious; without awareness, sensation, or cognition. 1
  • adjective unconsciously temporarily devoid of consciousness. 1
  • adjective unconsciously not perceived at the level of awareness; occurring below the level of conscious thought: an unconscious impulse. 1
  • adjective unconsciously not consciously realized, planned, or done; without conscious volition or intent: an unconscious social slight. 1
  • adjective unconsciously not endowed with mental faculties: the unconscious stones. 1
  • noun unconsciously the unconscious, Psychoanalysis. the part of the mind containing psychic material that is only rarely accessible to awareness but that has a pronounced influence on behavior. 1

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Origin of unconsciously

First appearance:

before 1705
One of the 50% oldest English words
1705-15; 1915-20 for def 6; un-1 + conscious

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Parts of speech for Unconsciously

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

unconsciously popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for unconsciously

adv unconsciously

  • automatically — without volition or from force of habit; mechanically: Whenever I hear that song, I automatically think of my dad.
  • by mistake — accidentally, not on purpose
  • ignorantly — lacking in knowledge or training; unlearned: an ignorant man.

adverb unconsciously

  • inadvertently — unintentional: an inadvertent insult.
  • inertly — having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active): inert matter.
  • instinctively — of, relating to, or of the nature of instinct.
  • lifelessly — not endowed with life; having no life; inanimate: lifeless matter.
  • mechanically — having to do with machinery: a mechanical failure.

Antonyms for unconsciously

adv unconsciously

  • by design — If something happens or is done by design, someone does it deliberately, rather than by accident.
  • designedly — by intention or design; on purpose; deliberately

adverb unconsciously

  • apurpose — (dialect) on purpose; deliberately.
  • calculatedly — in a calculated manner
  • accrual — In finance, the accrual of something such as interest or investments is the adding together of interest or different investments over a period of time.
  • accruement — the action of accruing
  • accumulation — An accumulation of something is a large number of things which have been collected together or acquired over a period of time.

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