How do you use Subliminal in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like imperceptible, plus the exact meaning.
Subliminal meaning
- Of a stimulus: below the limen or threshold of conscious perception, especially if still able to produce a response; also (generally), below the threshold where a response can be produced.
- Without directed awareness or thought; subconscious (dated), unconscious.
- Of an advertisement, a message, etc.: conveyed in a manner that a person is unaware of being influenced by it.
Synonyms of Subliminal
Using Subliminal
- The main meaning on this page is: Of a stimulus: below the limen or threshold of conscious perception, especially if still able to produce a response; also (generally), below the threshold where a response can be produced. | Without directed awareness or thought; subconscious (dated), unconscious. | Of an advertisement, a message, etc.: conveyed in a manner that a person is unaware of being influenced by it.
- Useful related words include: imperceptible, unperceivable.
- In the example corpus, subliminal often appears in combinations such as: of subliminal, subliminal messages, the subliminal.
Context around Subliminal
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 12 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Subliminal
- In this selection, "subliminal" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, receiving, almost, trading, messages, message and muse stand out and add context to how "subliminal" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include arts of subliminal advertising and have posted subliminal messages on. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "subliminal" sits close to words such as abbeys, abundances and aced, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with subliminal
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Subliminal soft disclosure be strong. (5 words)
Methinks there’s some subliminal projection here. (7 words)
Forget about the manipulation through the dark arts of subliminal advertising. (11 words)
Echoing her concern, Dr. Fleck said that “the subliminal message in these videos is that the viewer needs someone to take care of them in order to fall asleep, and that’s a notion we try to fight against in mental health. (42 words)
However, the two of them started trading subliminal shots at each other shortly after K-Dot went off on”Control” in 2013, and while it took more than a decade, the bad blood officially started to boil over this year. (40 words)
The ending is misty and inconclusive, not quite the closure we're hoping for, but the exceptional cast and the finely-tuned direction from Lily Wolff engages us on a subliminal level which is greatly pleasing. (36 words)
Example sentences (20)
In a political and social climate created amidst oppressive structures, academic institutions need to be aware of the subliminal messages they are sending to the student body and the culture that they are upholding.
On the contrary, they are still a (subliminal) muse of inspiration, and a staple in our movie-memory banks forever.
On top of that, however, seems like the more subliminal element to all of this, and it’s one element that so many people are glossing over because of Cargill’s natural star presence.
She said he also thought he was receiving subliminal messages from the radio.
The discordant score, for example, is mixed so low that it’s almost subliminal – an uneasy hint that there’s nothing funny about these men who are “just having a laugh”.
However, the two of them started trading subliminal shots at each other shortly after K-Dot went off on”Control” in 2013, and while it took more than a decade, the bad blood officially started to boil over this year.
Subliminal soft disclosure be strong.
Forget about the manipulation through the dark arts of subliminal advertising.
Persuasive communication can be pushed to the level of subliminal persuasion and it is absolutely an ethical problem we face as marketers,” Jordan said.
Subliminal ghostly images suggest her late puppy occupies a top spot on that list.
The ending is misty and inconclusive, not quite the closure we're hoping for, but the exceptional cast and the finely-tuned direction from Lily Wolff engages us on a subliminal level which is greatly pleasing.
The Internet has been buzzing with which castmates could it possibly be, and even the castmates themselves have posted subliminal messages on Instagram to infer it wasn’t them.
The political parties, he argues, have been “peddling peripheral agendas, subliminal emotions and jingoism that short-sells the much needed and tangible development focus of Jammu”.
Echoing her concern, Dr. Fleck said that “the subliminal message in these videos is that the viewer needs someone to take care of them in order to fall asleep, and that’s a notion we try to fight against in mental health.
I didn't add anybody, I didn't hashtag, I didn't throw a subliminal.
In February 2013, Wizkid tweeted a subliminal message and tweaked his Twitter account.
I will concede that the argument can be made that these may be subliminal cries for help, in which case, it becomes imperative that professional help is sought.
Yeah - attractive male, fresh from the hunt, glorying over his slain prey - it punches a whole slew of subliminal buttons.
Her next tweet sounded like a subliminal request for a frozen treat.
Methinks there’s some subliminal projection here.
Common combinations with subliminal
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: