Synonyms for knee-jerks
- answer
- attitude
- backlash
- feedback
- feeling
- opinion
- reception
- reply
- return
- acknowledgment
- backfire
- boomerang
- comeback
- compensation
- counteraction
- counterbalance
- counterpoise
- echo
- hit
- kick
- kickback
- lip
- rebound
- receptivity
- reciprocation
- recoil
- reflection
- reflex
- rejoinder
- repercussion
- retort
- reverberation
- revulsion
- sass
- take
- vibes
- wisecrack
- back talk
- double-take
- knee-jerk
- reagency
- snappy comeback
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Diminution of the knee-jerks was noticed, with what seemed to be an extensor response.
The superficial reflexes disappear early on both sides; the abdominal reflexes being lost sooner than the knee-jerks.
The knee-jerks and plantar reflexes are exaggerated, and there is marked ankle clonus.
Knee-jerks and muscle-jerks increased, especially on left; ankle-clonus; very slight loss of touch-acuity in lower half of body.