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kneejerk
adjective as in instinctive
adjective as in involuntary
Strongest matches
adjective as in automatic
adjective as in visceral
adjective as in reflex
Strong match
adjective as in knee-jerk
Weak matches
adjective as in instinctual
noun as in reaction
Strong matches
noun as in gut reaction
noun as in spontaneous reaction
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Example Sentences
And hipsters and hippies now reek of old-school, kneejerk attitudes.
But such disparagement was itself a kneejerk reaction, and it was fallacious.
POLITICO's Tim Mak reports a humorous example of kneejerk reactionaries at work.
While kneejerk comparisons to Lolita are inevitable, David Lamb is playing a different game than Humbert Humbert.
The kneejerk reaction among interventionists is to see the blood and insist that the United States act right away.
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On this page you'll find 213 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to kneejerk, such as: impulsive, ingrained, inherent, innate, intuitive, and natural.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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