unconsciously

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unconsciously

  • /ˌʌnˈkɑnʃəsli/ US
  • /ˌʌnˈkɒnʃəsli/ UK

Where it comes from

From un- + consciously, and more rarely, from unconscious + -ly.

adverb more unconsciously · most unconsciously

  1. In an unconscious manner; unknowingly. Emily had thought she was accustomed to consider Lorraine attached to another; but that vague hope which lingers so unconsciously in the human heart, or not so much hope as uncertainty, that had as yet given no tangible shape to her rival, had ill prepared her to find that rival in her own familiar

Opposite: consciously

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: unknowingly, unwittingly, subconsciously, unintentionally, inadvertently, conscientiously, consciously, automatically, involuntarily, instinctively, unthinkingly, reflexively, heedlessly, mindlessly, blindly, spontaneously

adverb

Opposite: consciously

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adv In an unconscious manner

Españolinconscientemente
Portuguêsinconscientemente
Françaisinconsciemment
Deutschunbewusst
Italianoinconsciamente
Ελληνικάασυνείδητα asyneídita, υποσυνείδητα yposyneídita
Русскийбессознательно bessoznatelʹno
العربيةلَاشُعُورِيًّا lāšuʕūriyyan

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@misc{unconsciously_2026,
  title = {unconsciously},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/unconsciously},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}