occurring without conscious perception, or with only slight perception, on the part of the individual
said of mental processes and reactions
2.
not fully conscious; imperfectly aware
Idioms:
the subconscious
Derived forms
subconsciously (subˈconsciously)
adverb
subconsciousness (subˈconsciousness)
noun
Examples of 'subconscious' in a sentence
subconscious
He is particularly interested in the manipulation of the collective and the subconscious.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Your subconscious mind is there for you to use in any way you like.
Hopkins, Tom The Guide to Greatness in Sales (1994)
There has to be something deep in the subconscious that made me do so.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
The conscious and subconscious part of your mind is very important in this business.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
The subconscious mind is always working for you.
Vera Peiffer POSITIVE THINKING: Everything you have always known about positive thinking but wereafraid to put into practice (2001)
Or does porky love come from deep in the subconscious?
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Say it out loud to allow your subconscious mind to accept it.
The Sun (2014)
Our subconscious mind wants the best for us.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
What we can do is look into our subconscious mind and see what affects us and how strongly.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Any approach that intends to resolve fear will have to help bring about change in the subconscious mind.
Vera Peiffer POSITIVELY FEARLESS: Breaking free of the fears that hold you back (2001)
The mind is made up of two parts: the subconscious and the conscious.
Austin, Valerie Self-Hypnosis (1994)
Our subconscious fear of spiders is in a balloon, which floats gently away.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Some minor, wayward part of my subconscious would appear to be suggesting a last hurrah.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Or perhaps it's just a subconscious fear that mine might be bigger than theirs.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
But the memory of it all was locked deep in my subconscious, still waiting to be unleashed.
Turner, Janine Behind Closed Doors - advice for families with violence in the home (1988)
I like to write in a very subconscious way.
The Sun (2015)
Maybe those who dream often of swimming are actually expressing their subconscious desire for independence and freedom in an uncluttered world governed by natural law.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Meanwhile, a thought trawled deep from my subconscious reminds me to allow sufficient time to make my way back to the ferry.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
A subconscious desire on the part of men to punish women for wearing boiler suits and getting out of the house during the war?
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Those years are firmly logged, not only in my own memory and subconscious, but in those of myfamily and friends.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Yet somewhere buried deep in my subconscious, a primal bias says I should be the provider.
The Sun (2015)
I feel the first half is introspective, more melancholic, and there is a subconscious awareness of what was to come.
The Sun (2013)
Thanks to consistent and high-profile advertising, it has worked its way into our subconscious as seamlessly as the bacteria itself has worked itself into our daily diet.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Word lists with
subconscious
Psychology terms
In other languages
subconscious
British English: subconscious NOUN
Your subconscious is the part of your mind that can influence you or affect your behaviour even though you are not aware of it.
...the hidden power of the subconscious.
American English: subconscious
Brazilian Portuguese: subconsciente
Chinese: 潜意识
European Spanish: subconsciente
French: subconscient
German: Unterbewusstsein
Italian: subcosciente
Japanese: 潜在意識
Korean: 잠재의식
European Portuguese: subconsciente
Latin American Spanish: subconsciente
Chinese translation of 'subconscious'
subconscious
(sʌbˈkɔnʃəs)
n(s)
潜(潛)意识(識) (qiányìshí)
adj
潜(潛)意识(識)的 (qiányìshí de)
(noun)
Definition
the part of the mind that contains memories and motives of which one is not aware but which can influence one's behaviour
the hidden power of the subconscious
Synonyms
mind
I'm trying to clear my mind of all this.
psyche
Knowledge of the human psyche has advanced immeasurably since Freud.
essential being
imagination
inner self
(adjective)
Definition
happening or existing without one's awareness
a subconscious cry for affection
Synonyms
hidden
inner
He loves studying chess and discovering its inner secrets.
suppressed
repressed
intuitive
latent
innermost
subliminal
subliminal advertising
Opposites
knowing
,
aware
,
conscious
,
sensible
,
sentient
Additional synonyms
in the sense of inner
Definition
more profound
He loves studying chess and discovering its inner secrets.
Synonyms
hidden,
deep,
secret,
underlying,
obscure,
repressed,
esoteric,
unrevealed
in the sense of psyche
Definition
the human mind or soul
Knowledge of the human psyche has advanced immeasurably since Freud.
Synonyms
soul,
mind,
self,
spirit,
personality,
individuality,
subconscious,
true being,
anima,
essential nature,
pneuma,
innermost self,
inner man or woman or person,
wairua (New Zealand)
in the sense of subliminal
Definition
resulting from or relating to mental processes of which the individual is not aware