subconscious

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subconscious

  • /sʌbˈkɒn.ʃəs/ UK
  • /sʌbˈkɒn.t͡ʃəs/ UK
  • /sʌbˈkɑn.ʃəs/ US

Rhymes with -ɒnʃəs, -ɒntʃəs, -ɑnʃəs

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From sub- + conscious.

adjective more subconscious · most subconscious

  1. Occurring in the part of our mind that we are not normally aware of. The sense of smell can be a subconscious influence on our actions.

noun subconsciouses

  1. uncountable, usually The part of the mind that we are not normally aware of. A person can sometimes wake up knowing the solution to a problem that their subconscious has been working on.

    Similar: subconsciousness, subconscious mind

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: unconscious, subconscious mind, consciousness, unconsciousness, preconscious, nonconscious, latent, implicit, subliminal, intuitive, instinctive, involuntary, automatic, hidden, underlying, inner

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adj partially conscious

Españolparcialmente consciente
Русскийполубессозна́тельный polubessoznátelʹnyj, полуо́бморочный poluóbmoročnyj
العربيةاللَّاوَعِيّ al-lāwaʕiyy

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@misc{subconscious_2026,
  title = {subconscious},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/subconscious},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}