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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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Colas wrote that “structurally higher energy valuations are at least partly due to investors consciously choosing a sector with historically strong capital discipline.”

From MarketWatch • Mar. 25, 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

This show looks at photographs of Gardner—both consciously staged and candid, and drawn from all periods of her life—to try to create a fuller picture of the woman and her intellect.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 15, 2026

But again, I was trying, if only half consciously, to represent the alternative.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama

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