Synonyms of consciously

consciously

adverb

as in intentionally

with full awareness of what one is doing

she consciously chose to take the more dangerous route down the mountain

Synonyms & Similar Words

• intentionally
• deliberately
• purposely
• knowingly
• purposefully
• willfully
• voluntarily
• purposively
• wittingly
• on purpose
• designedly
• advisedly
• willingly
• calculatedly
• studiedly
• premeditatedly

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• unconsciously
• inadvertently
• unwittingly
• accidentally
• incidentally
• unintentionally
• randomly
• unknowingly
• involuntarily
• instinctively
• spontaneously
• haphazardly
• unwillingly
• impulsively

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of consciously

Balance Is Key To Emotionally Intelligent Teams As leaders, many of us consciously try to balance empathy, emotional intelligence and operational excellence. — Dr. Manish Pratap Singh Chandel, Forbes.com, 30 Oct. 2026

The more self-consciously operatic versions aren’t necessarily closer to the composer’s intentions. — Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026

This weekend, a lot of women were, consciously or not, trying to answer that question—to the benefit of the publishers meeting their demand. — Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2026

Our brain makes these predictions both consciously and unconsciously, relying on past sensory and physical experience to run the odds. — Maia Szalavitz, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026

The timing suggested that the United States was consciously undercutting an ostensible ally, pressuring Zelensky to step aside or risk catastrophic outcomes on the battlefield. — Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 15 Oct. 2026

Led by various instructors, the practice uses the graveyard setting to demystify death, reduce stress and teach participants how to live more consciously. — Maddie Connors, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026

The movies weren’t consciously programmed side-by-side, but the platforming of each of them did not spark mass protests outside the venue or outrage that the perspective of one group was given equal footing with another. — Brian Welk, IndieWire, 13 Oct. 2026

Something shy, suggestible in the smooth plane of his cheek, baseball cap pulled low, self-consciously. — Literary Hub, 9 Oct. 2026