adv
consciously
adv
1
In a way that is deliberate and done with full awareness.
"She consciously avoided mentioning the argument at dinner."
How to Use Consciously
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishOn purpose, with full awareness of what you're doing.
Common pairings
consciously choose
consciously avoid
Word Forms
more consciously comparative, most consciously superlative
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Etymology
From "conscious" + the adverb-forming suffix "-ly."
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Rhymes for consciously
famously
anxiously
seriously
obviously
curiously
furiously
nervously
viciously
jealously
hideously
previously
vigorously
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