pre·con·scious
(ˌ)prē-ˈkän(t)-shəs 
: not present in consciousness but capable of being recalled without encountering any inner resistance or repression
preconsciously
adverb
: the preconscious part of the psyche especially in psychoanalysis
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Expert Panel®, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2021
Plants were seen as being alive (in some vague, preconscious way) but certainly not intelligent or capable of making reasoned decisions.
—Richard Schiffman, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 May 2021
Watch the pilot again and marvel as Lynch, the master, the nutcase, so loads each frame with preconscious material—tinnital background river-roar,
—James Parker, The Atlantic, 13 May 2017
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Adjective
Some unconscious biases are actually stored in the preconscious mind.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2021
Plants were seen as being alive (in some vague, preconscious way) but certainly not intelligent or capable of making reasoned decisions.
—Richard Schiffman, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 May 2021
Watch the pilot again and marvel as Lynch, the master, the nutcase, so loads each frame with preconscious material—tinnital background river-roar,
—James Parker, The Atlantic, 13 May 2017
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“Preconscious.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/preconscious. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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preconscious
1 of 2 adjective
pre·con·scious
-ˈkän-chəs
: not present in consciousness but capable of being recalled without encountering any inner resistance or repression
preconsciously
adverb
preconscious
2 of 2 noun
: the preconscious part of the psyche especially in psychoanalysis
called also foreconscious
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