📖 Definitions of "Instinctive"
adjective
- 1
Related to or prompted by instinct.
- 2
Driven by impulse, spontaneous and without thinking.
🔄 Synonyms of "Instinctive"
4 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| spontaneous | Self-generated; happening without any apparent external cause. |
| naturalnoun | Existing in nature. |
| instinctual | Of, relating to, or derived from instinct. |
| self-generated | originating from the self |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Instinctive"
Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| instinctual | Of, relating to, or derived from instinct. |
| natural | Existing in nature. |
| spontaneous | Self-generated; happening without any apparent external cause. |
| self-generated | originating from the self |
| intuitive | Easily understood or grasped by intuition. |
| knee-jerk | Unthinking, not carefully considered, (nearly) automatic, spontaneous, easily predictable. |
| innateverb | Inborn; existing or having existed since birth. |
| inborn | Innate, possessed by an organism at birth. |
| inherent | Naturally as part or consequence of something. |
| automaticnoun | Capable of operating without external control or intervention. |
| reflexivenoun | (grammar) Referring back to the subject, or having an object equal to the subject. |
| visceral | Of or relating to the viscera or bowels regarded as the origin of a person's emotions; hence (figuratively), relating to or having deep internal feelings or sensibility. |
| unlearned | ignorant, uneducated, untaught, untrained. |
| unconsciousnoun | Not awake; having no awareness (usually as the result of a head injury). |
| unthinking | Without proper thought; thoughtless. |
| impulsivenoun | Actuated by impulse or by transient feelings; inclined to make rapid decisions without due consideration. |
| reflexnoun | An automatic response to a simple stimulus which does not require mental processing. |
| untaught | Not taught; uneducated. |
| ingrained | Fixed, established |
| immediate | Happening right away, instantly, with no delay. |
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