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instincts

NOUN

gut feeling, idea

Synonyms

STRONGEST

aptitude feeling hunch impulse inclination intuition knack savvy sense sentiment talent tendency

STRONG

faculty gift know-how nose predisposition proclivity urge

WEAK

funny feeling gut reaction sixth sense

Antonyms

STRONGEST

inability incapacity lack

STRONG

disinclination

WEAK

knowledge reason

Example Sentences

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“That’s what is so thrilling about working with her. We have a shared sensibility, but I’m always interested to see where her instincts take her because they’re quite often not where other people would go.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

They are probably the same instincts that led him to give these annual gifts to his children.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 13, 2026

For all of his polish and shrewd instincts, he is still a relative newcomer to the world of international relations.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

I have reliably poor instincts about that sort of thing, so this will be a valuable contrarian signal.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

Trust your compass because you can’t trust your instincts in the dark or the fog.

From "The Young Man and the Sea" by Rodman Philbrick