consciously C2+ Topic:Mind & Cognition 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... deliberatelyintentionallyknowinglypurposelywittinglymindfully ↔ Opposites unconsciouslyunwittinglyinadvertentlyunknowinglyinvoluntarily Word family Related forms consciousconsciousnessconsciencescience Etymology AI details 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 View etymology graph -> Topics Mind & Cognition Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # 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 - Mind & Cognition - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown