单词 | knee jerk |
释义 | (adjective) Definition made or occurring as a predictable and automatic response a knee-jerk reaction Synonyms automatic the automatic body functions, such as breathing unconscious an unconscious desire expressed solely during sleep predictable spontaneous a spontaneous reaction reflex I turned to look inside the house in a reflex action. instinctive It's an instinctive reaction. If a child falls you pick it up. involuntary A surge of pain caused me to give an involuntary shudder. instinctual unwilled natural Additional synonymsin the sense of instinctive Definition done or happening without any logical thought It's an instinctive reaction. If a child falls you pick it up. Synonyms natural, inborn, automatic, unconscious, mechanical, native, inherent, spontaneous, reflex, innate, intuitive, subconscious, involuntary, visceral, unthinking, instinctual, unlearned, hard-wired, unpremeditated, intuitional in the sense of involuntary Definition (esp. of a movement or muscle) performed or acting without conscious control A surge of pain caused me to give an involuntary shudder. Synonyms unintentional, automatic, unconscious, spontaneous, reflex, instinctive, uncontrolled, unthinking, instinctual, blind, unconditioned in the sense of reflex Definition of or caused by a reflex I turned to look inside the house in a reflex action. Synonyms automatic, spontaneous, instinctive, involuntary, impulsive, knee-jerk, unthinkingNearby words of |
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