SUBCONSCIOUS Synonyms: 34 Similar and Opposite Words

subconscious

adjective

Definition of subconscious

as in unconscious

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Recent Examples of subconscious Solms also makes a credible claim that Freud was right in speaking about a subconscious drive to seek pleasure. — The Week Us, TheWeek, 19 Aug. 2026 We are swayed by subconscious gestures that ultimately have no bearing on a person’s ability to do a job, like poor posture or a weak handshake. — Aytekin Tank, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026 Advertisement Parental instincts, Scheutz mused, are subconscious, visceral. — Dana Suskind, Time, 14 July 2026 The hotel may already be lodged somewhere in your subconscious thanks to its iconic yellow umbrellas and vaulted-ceiling indoor pool. — Megan Rose Murray, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for subconscious

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Adjective

Assistant federal defender Stephen Ferrell, the attorney for Christa Pike, said in a Sunday interview with Jake Tapper on CNN’s State of the Union that his client remains unconscious and intubated in a Nashville hospital.

— Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 4 Oct. 2026
Being too drunk or high only becomes relevant if the victim was drugged without her consent or knowledge or was unconscious (or otherwise physically unable to communicate unwillingness).

— Ilana Turko, New York Daily News, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of unconscious

Adjective

Rustling and droning tape effects from Frye, subtle enough to be nearly subliminal but still somehow palpably present, act as a binding agent on every track, blurring tones and connecting rhythms.

— Reed Jackson, SPIN, 6 Oct. 2026
Transitivity also posits a subliminal dimension for Shift, something like the psyche of structured encounter.

— Jeffrey Weiss, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of subliminal

Adjective

But in typical Davies fashion, the five-hour miniseries distinguishes itself for tackling its subject so head on and with such varied and visceral feeling, as manifested especially by Cumming and David Morrissey as a pair of feuding neighbors.

— Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 2 Oct. 2026
That visceral response reflects a lifelong fascination with music as a physical experience.

— Ben Croll, Variety, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of visceral

Adjective

Inserting neutrons into the uranium mix forces some of them to transform into a more reactive material, such as the isotope plutonium-239.

— Mike McRae October 06, New Atlas, 6 Oct. 2026
When your skin feels especially reactive, calming ingredients like Centella asiatica, madecassoside, and Coptis japonica root step in.

— Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of reactive

Adjective

As the protagonist Ben in Night of the Living Dead (1968), Duane Jones unveiled a distinct facet of pre-conditioned Black martyrdom.

— Malik Peay, Rolling Stone, 7 Feb. 2023
The new formula is infused with a luscious blend of flower oils so that lashes feel conditioned and supple to the touch.

— Daisy Maldonado, SELF, 13 Sep. 2022

Definition of conditioned

Adjective

Mobile messaging relies on push notifications, driving rapid, instinctive responses before an employee’s critical thinking kicks in.

— Firas Azmeh, Forbes.com, 5 Oct. 2026
Those decisions have to become instinctive, and that familiarity is still coming.

— Michael Russo, New York Times, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of instinctive

Adjective

Publications from the Times on down employ clickbait headlines that treat you like a starving rat in a Pavlovian experiment.

— Alex Ross, New Yorker, 15 June 2026
O’Neill, who also has Pavlovian as a starter, named Cristian Torres to ride Robusta because Emisael Jaramillo had commitments at Santa Anita.

— Jay Posner, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2026

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