instinctiveadjective
uk/ɪnˈstɪŋk.tɪv/us/ɪnˈstɪŋk.tɪv/Instinctive behaviour or reactions are not thought about, planned, or developed by training:
an instinctive reaction
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Innate and congenital
- birth
- born
- born and bred idiom
- congenital
- descend
- descend from sth
- heritable
- inborn
- inbred
- inclined
- inherit
- inheritance
- innate
- instinct
- native
- natural
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Not expected or planned
instinctively
adverb uk/ɪnˈstɪŋk.tɪv.li/us/ɪnˈstɪŋk.tɪv.li/
She knew instinctively that he was dangerous.