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knee jerk

noun as in involuntary kick or reaction

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automatic response
involuntary impulse
knee jerk reaction
patellar reflex
quadriceps reflex
reflex

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automatic

adjectiveas in done by habit

autogenetic
habitual
impulsive
instinctive
instinctual
intuitive
involuntary
knee-jerk
mechanical
natural
perfunctory
reflex
routine
spontaneous
unconscious
unforced
unintentional
unmeditated
unthinking
unwilled

gut reaction

nounas in immediate response

Pavlovian response
knee-jerk
reflex
spontaneous reaction
unthinking response

instinctive

adjectiveas in reflex, automatic

accustomed
by seat of one's pants
congenital
habitual
impulsive
inborn
ingrained
inherent
innate
instinctual
intrinsic
intuitional
intuitive
involuntary
knee-jerk
mechanical
native
natural
normal
regular
rooted
second-nature
spontaneous
typical
unlearned
unmeditated
unpremeditated
unprompted
unthinking
visceral

instinctual

adjectiveas in instinctive

accustomed
by seat of one's pants
congenital
habitual
impulsive
inborn
ingrained
inherent
innate
intrinsic
intuitional
intuitive
involuntary
knee-jerk
mechanical
native
natural
normal
regular
rooted
second-nature
spontaneous
typical
unlearned
unmeditated
unpremeditated
unprompted
unthinking
visceral

involuntary

adjectiveas in automatic; not done willingly

automatic
begrudging
blind
compulsory
conditioned
forced
grudging
habitual
impulsive
instinctive
instinctual
knee-jerk
obligatory
reflex
reflexive
reluctant
spontaneous
uncalculated
unconscious
uncontrolled
unintended
unintentional
unmeditated
unpremeditated
unprompted
unthinking
unwilling
unwitting
will-less

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