instinctive
/ɪnˈstɪŋ(k)tɪv
/adjective
1Relating to or prompted by instinct; done without conscious thought: an instinctive distaste for conflict...
- Some say only humans are conscious and animals are instinctive and machinelike.
- In this quite abnormal character, instinctive wisdom appears only to hinder conscious knowledge at certain points.
- Whether we're conscious of it or not, we have an instinctive way of approaching color.
1.1(Of a person) doing or being a specified thing apparently naturally or automatically: he was an instinctive cook...
- I think he had not only the training of method acting, but I think he was also instinctive.
- He's instinctive, plays both the run and the pass well and has tremendous burst.
- Bennett gets open because he is instinctive, makes good decisions and runs great routes.
Synonyms
intuitive, natural, innate, inborn, inherent, inbred, instinctual, unconscious, subconscious, subliminal, emotional, intuitional, untaught, unlearned;
automatic, reflex, knee-jerk, mechanical, spontaneous, involuntary, impulsive, unconditioned, unthinking, unpremeditated
informal gut