Used in a Sentence

unconsciously

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for unconsciously.

Editorial note

A person who is unconsciously competent just reacts a certain way and can't tell you why.

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Quick take

In an unconscious manner; unknowingly

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of unconsciously gathered in one view.

adverb

In an unconscious manner; unknowingly

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for unconsciously.

adverb

In an unconscious manner; unknowingly

Example sentences

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A person who is unconsciously competent just reacts a certain way and can't tell you why.

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Because apart from the popup you eventually unconsciously dismiss every x number of saves, there's no reason to pay up.

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If you're willing to assume that companies (including your own company) (unconsciously) discriminate against women then it makes sense to actively recruit women.

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It was clear very early in the conversation that she was bright, so I –very unconsciously– made some assumptions.

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First, we might not take the side of the privileged in an issue because we fear we are being unconsciously racist.

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Also, I find it useful when thinking about brains to separate the functions that are done unconsciously from those that are not.

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The muscles move unconsciously based on what the person believes.

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When the person who knows sees the tester approaching, they may unconsciously reveal this knowledge through body language that could be picked up by the tester.

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I seem to have unconsciously trained myself not to see ads, especially after seeing ads for sit-stand desks after I had bought one.

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It's when a guy from another department walks into a room and asks for a developer, unconsciously ignores the female developer closest to him and starts addressing the male developer.

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I really, really hope this doesn't end up having the unintended consequence of people coming to believe (consciously or unconsciously) that bed nets are no longer required.

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If your food startup is unconsciously geared toward the top 1% of picky eaters because everyone in your company belongs to that group, you're not going to have a very big market.

Quote examples

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> you only got the job over more qualified applicants to fill a quota To quote the article: "These biases occur unconsciously and without intention or malice".

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This was submitted with the title of the article and then changed to this ("Others may be unconsciously judging your features in ways you don't realise") in the time it took me to read it.

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PhDs, working at Google), thinking they were "drones" who hadn't properly reflected on life, but now I realize that at least some of them are consciously or unconsciously doing the job of finding out.

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I love how computer scientists seem to decide they've "solved" AI because neural nets can sorta- kinda- do something that we do unconsciously (like see) and blithely assume that we just need a bigger net to get "thinking".

Proper noun examples

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Unconsciously this question comes by a lot, and that makes people burn out in the long run.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use unconsciously in a sentence?

A person who is unconsciously competent just reacts a certain way and can't tell you why.

What does unconsciously mean?

In an unconscious manner; unknowingly

What part of speech is unconsciously?

unconsciously is commonly used as adverb.