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subconsciously

[suhb-kon-shuhs-lee] / sʌbˈkɒn ʃəs li /
ADVERB
in one's deeply hidden thoughts
Synonyms
STRONGEST
STRONG
WEAK
in the id intrapsychically inwardly subcortically
Antonyms


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People may also subconsciously move less throughout the rest of the day after doing a workout, which means exercise may have less impact on their overall calorie deficit.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 22, 2026

The 23-year-old said there was now an "ambient awareness that anybody could be filming" when out clubbing and felt it could "subconsciously change your behaviour without you even realising it".

From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026

Nolan floats a convincing psychological reason why this Odysseus subconsciously believes his duplicitous actions during the war deserve permanent exile from civilization.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026

I feel like we all subconsciously know that it’s not good for us to be relentless workaholics, to always be striving, always moving our own goal posts.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 25, 2026

We begin to feel subconsciously that / is somehow more genteel than me, even in cases where me is the right choice—for instance, after a preposition.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner



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