SYNONYMS AND RELATED EXPRESSIONS
subliminal
adjective
Below the threshold of conscious perception.
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Below conscious perception
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Usage distinction
Return to topSubliminal concerns the threshold of awareness. Imperceptible can mean undetectable altogether, while nonconscious describes processes more broadly.
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See subliminal in use
The essay asks whether the faint background image could be called subliminal.
The editor refused to call a noticed background message subliminal, because the term concerned material below the threshold of conscious perception.
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