sub·con·scious
ˌsəb-ˈkän(t)-shəs 
ˈsəb-
: existing in the mind but not immediately available to consciousness
a subconscious motive
subconsciousness
noun
: the mental activities just below the threshold of consciousness
Examples of subconscious in a Sentence
Noun
A person's behavior can be influenced by urges that exist only in the subconscious.
Those feelings had been hidden in her subconscious.
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USA TODAY, 19 Nov. 2024
There’s no time for a theme song, which can — or at least used to — do important subconscious work of re-introducing you to the world of a show.
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IEEE Spectrum, 11 Aug. 2017
The sense of descending into the Freudian subconscious, a place of repressed emotions and desires, is relayed just as keenly here as in the original.
—Lewis Gordon, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2024
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What aspects of your subconscious negatively drive you?
—USA TODAY, 19 Nov. 2024
There’s no time for a theme song, which can — or at least used to — do important subconscious work of re-introducing you to the world of a show.
—Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 24 Oct. 2024
Noun
The human subconscious can quickly recognize and process such associations in a way that appears almost automatic to the conscious mind.
—IEEE Spectrum, 11 Aug. 2017
The sense of descending into the Freudian subconscious, a place of repressed emotions and desires, is relayed just as keenly here as in the original.
—Lewis Gordon, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for subconscious
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“Subconscious.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/subconscious. Accessed 2 Dec. 2024.
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subconscious
1 of 2 adjective
sub·con·scious
ˌsəb-ˈkän-chəs
ˈsəb-
: existing in the mind but not immediately available to consciousness
a subconscious motive
subconsciously
adverb
subconscious
2 of 2 noun
: the mental activities just below the limit of consciousness
Medical Definition
subconscious
1 of 2 adjective
sub·con·scious
ˌsəb-ˈkän-chəs, ˈsəb-
1
: existing in the mind but not immediately available to consciousness : affecting thought, feeling, and behavior without entering awareness
subconscious motives
a subconscious reflex
2
: imperfectly conscious : partially but not fully aware
the persistence of subconscious dream activity for several minutes after waking—Psychological Abstracts
Psychological Abstracts
subconsciously
adverb
subconsciousness
noun
subconscious
2 of 2 noun
: the mental activities just below the threshold of consciousness
also
: the aspect of the mind concerned with such activities compare unconscious
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