consciously

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adverb

In a conscious manner; knowingly, volitionally.

Opposite
subconsciouslyunconsciously
OriginProto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ← English conscious →
Less commonScrabble 18
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Meanings

adverbconsciously (comparative more consciously, superlative most consciously)

comparative more consciously · superlative most consciously

  1. In a conscious manner; knowingly, volitionally.

    History is almost always distorted by those who write it. It may be consciously changed as in the censorship of certain items, or it may be a reflection of the writer's lack of perception.

    1975 December 20, Satya, “Uncensoring Shakespeare's Sonnets”, in Gay Community News, volume 3, number 25, page 16

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
subconsciouslyunconsciously

adverbwith awareness

Opposite
unconsciously
Also see
knowinglyvoluntarily

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Englishconscious
  2. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  3. Proto-Germanic*līką
  4. Englishconsciously

From conscious + -ly.

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Translations

Catalan conscientment
  • conscientmentin a conscious manner; knowingly, volitionally
Czech vědomě
  • vědoměin a conscious manner; knowingly, volitionally
Dutch bewust
  • bewustin a conscious manner; knowingly, volitionally
Finnish tietoisesti
  • tietoisestiin a conscious manner; knowingly, volitionally
French consciemment
  • consciemmentin a conscious manner; knowingly, volitionally
German bewusst, wissentlich
  • bewusstin a conscious manner; knowingly, volitionally
  • wissentlichin a conscious manner; knowingly, volitionally
Greek συνειδητά
  • συνειδητά (syneiditá)in a conscious manner; knowingly, volitionally
Italian coscientemente
  • coscientementein a conscious manner; knowingly, volitionally
Polish świadomie
  • świadomiein a conscious manner; knowingly, volitionally
Portuguese conscientemente
  • conscientementein a conscious manner; knowingly, volitionally
Romanian conștient
  • conștientin a conscious manner; knowingly, volitionally
Russian созна́тельно, осо́знанно
  • созна́тельно (soznátelʹno)in a conscious manner; knowingly, volitionally
  • осо́знанно (osóznanno)in a conscious manner; knowingly, volitionally
Slovak vedome
  • vedomein a conscious manner; knowingly, volitionally
Spanish conscientemente
  • conscientementein a conscious manner; knowingly, volitionally
Ukrainian свідо́мо, усвідо́млено
  • свідо́мо (svidómo)in a conscious manner; knowingly, volitionally
  • усвідо́млено (usvidómleno)in a conscious manner; knowingly, volitionally
Cite this entry
APA

consciously. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/consciously

MLA

“consciously.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/consciously. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “consciously,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/consciously.

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