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consciously

[kon-shuhs-lee] / ˈkɒn ʃəs li /
ADVERB
advisedly
Synonyms
STRONG
deliberately intentionally
WEAK
carefully cautiously discreetly prudently thoughtfully
Antonyms
STRONG
unintentionally
ADVERB
deliberately
Synonyms
STRONGEST
knowingly pointedly purposely studiously voluntarily willfully
STRONG
advisedly
WEAK
after consideration apurpose by design calculatingly designed determinedly emphatically freely in cold blood independently meaningfully on purpose premeditatively prepensely purposively resolutely to that end with a view to with eyes wide open with malice aforethought without qualms wittingly
Antonyms
WEAK
indetermindedly unintentionally unwittingly
ADVERB
knowingly
Synonyms
STRONGEST
deliberately purposely
STRONG
wittingly
WEAK
purposedly
Antonyms
STRONGEST
unintentionally
ADVERB
on purpose
Synonyms
WEAK
after consideration by design calculatingly deliberately designed freely in cold blood intentionally knowingly of one's own free will premeditatedly premeditatively purposefully purposely purposively voluntarily willfully with eyes wide open with full intent wittingly
ADVERB
purposely
Synonyms
STRONGEST
deliberately explicitly expressly knowingly willfully
STRONG
advisedly designedly
WEAK
by design calculatedly on purpose prepensely purposedly with intent
Antonyms
WEAK
impulsively spontaneously unintentionally

Example Sentences

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I wasn’t even consciously trying to focus on them.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 1, 2026

These were actions very consciously taken with the eyes of history upon him.

From Slate • Feb. 16, 2026

Maybe Yuna Hollander didn’t consciously think, Let me deploy culinary therapy in this moment of crisis.

From Salon • Feb. 15, 2026

Instead, management is consciously choosing to allocate some of its graphics processing units to internal research and development teams.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 29, 2026

Jonathan took a deep breath, consciously trying to calm himself.

From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.