consciously

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈkɑnʃəsli/ UK /ˈkɒnʃəsli/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adv
with deliberate awareness or intention

She consciously avoided mentioning the accident.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adv · with deliberate awareness... deliberately intentionally knowingly purposely wittinglymindfully

Opposites

unconsciously unwittingly inadvertently unknowingly involuntarily

Word family

Related forms conscious consciousness conscience science

Etymology

From conscious + -ly, from Latin conscius ('knowing with others, aware'), from conscire ('to be mutually aware'), from con- ('together') + scire ('to know').

conscius Latin scire Latin

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Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# consciously

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adv
**IPA (US):** /ˈkɑnʃəsli/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈkɒnʃəsli/

## Meanings
1. with deliberate awareness or intention

## Examples
- She consciously avoided mentioning the accident.

## Synonyms
- deliberately
- intentionally
- knowingly
- purposely
- wittingly
- mindfully

## Antonyms
- unconsciously
- unwittingly
- inadvertently
- unknowingly
- involuntarily

## Related Forms
- conscious
- consciousness
- conscience
- science

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: conscius
- Root: scire

## Etymology
From conscious + -ly, from Latin conscius ('knowing with others, aware'), from conscire ('to be mutually aware'), from con- ('together') + scire ('to know').

## AI Etymology
Consciously is from conscious + -ly, from Latin conscius ('knowing with others, aware'), from conscire ('to be mutually aware'), from con- ('together') + scire ('to know'). Important recorded forms include conscius (Latin) and scire (Latin). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers with deliberate awareness or intention. The wider family includes related words such as conscious, consciousness, conscience, and science.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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