subconscious

Definition of subconsciousnext

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Recent Examples of subconscious One particular phrase has been drilled into Sean Payton’s subconscious enough times, evidently, that the Broncos’ head coach repeated a version of it three separate times to reporters across the 2025 season. Luca Evans, Denver Post, 1 June 2026 The Backrooms are the subconscious of the modern world—whoever enters will leave something of themselves behind. Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 30 May 2026 Bay Area content creator Kane Parsons pushes back on conventional storytelling, and his hypnotic approach results in one of 2026’s most exhilarating debuts, a existential head trip that GoPros us into a human subconscious besieged by misshapen memories that trap and hold you hostage. Randy Myers, Mercury News, 28 May 2026 Navigating a chaotic city street during rush hour is a subconscious breeze for humans. Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 20 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for subconscious
Recent Examples of Synonyms for subconscious
Adjective
  • She was found unconscious in the bay and had emergency brain surgery at Nicklaus Children’s Hospital the night of the crash.
    Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 23 June 2026
  • The man was unconscious and unresponsive after hitting the ground, police said.
    Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 23 June 2026
Adjective
  • Drop after drop after drop from the receivers and tight ends — all while Brandon Aiyuk continued to post subliminal messages on social media amid his feud with the 49ers.
    Nicki Jhabvala, New York Times, 17 June 2026
  • When Kelli arrives to move into Shamea’s townhouse, the exchange is fraught with what feels like subliminal messages directed at Porsha.
    Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 15 June 2026
Adjective
  • While the actors and their stunt doubles display impressive moves, and Claudia Sarne’s industrial electronica score keeps the action churning, the many clashes are mostly generic, seldom packing much of a visceral wallop, and the effects work is strictly standard-issue.
    David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 24 June 2026
  • Despite the visceral reaction of their fans after Saturday’s match in KC, Ecuador can still move to the knockout stage with a win over Germany.
    Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 24 June 2026
Adjective
  • As the session continues, Atlas’s movements appear increasingly fluid, suggesting the system is being evaluated not only for strength but also for agility, reflex response, and adaptive motor control.
    Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 24 June 2026
  • Wyle listened to the two women’s breathing and administered a reflex test on their knees.
    Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 8 May 2026
Adjective
  • The plaintiffs allege Bio-Lab and the parent company, Kik LLC, had a history of chemical storage issues, and staff incorrectly tried to put out a water-reactive chemical reaction by adding water before the fire began, thereby causing the fire and toxic gas plume.
    Irene Wright, USA Today, 23 June 2026
  • This shift views human variability as an opportunity, transforming accessibility from a reactive function into a strategic lens for understanding people and driving business growth.
    Bill Schiffmiller, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
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
Adjective
  • Your 11th House of Friends tilts against routines as the instinctive Moon forms a quincunx to passionate Mars in your 6th House of Work.
    Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 23 June 2026
  • To be a nation founded on an ideal makes our love of country a more vital force than any instinctive pieties of blood and soil.
    Ann Manov, Harpers Magazine, 23 June 2026
Adjective
  • When the needle finally drops, the effect is Pavlovian.
    Alison Herman, Variety, 25 July 2025
  • The result is a political Pavlovian response where even modest tax reforms come with a side of millionaire exodus think-pieces.
    Andrew Leahey, Forbes.com, 20 July 2025

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“Subconscious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subconscious. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.

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