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INSTINCTUAL Synonyms

There are 9 synonyms of the word instinctual. (exact relations)
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automatic
adjectiveadj
adjective

• operating with minimal human intervention; independent of external control

noun

• self-loading rifle capable of automatic fire

• a pistol that will keep firing until the ammunition is gone or the trigger is released

adjective satellite

• resembling the unthinking functioning of a machine

• without volition or conscious control

inborn
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• present at birth but not necessarily hereditary; acquired during fetal development

• normally existing at birth

inherent
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• existing as an essential constituent or characteristic

• in the nature of something though not readily apparent

innate
adjectiveadj
adjective

• not established by conditioning or learning

adjective satellite

• being talented through inherited qualities

• present at birth but not necessarily hereditary; acquired during fetal development

intuitive
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• spontaneously derived from or prompted by a natural tendency

• obtained through intuition rather than from reasoning or observation

natural
adjectiveadj
adjective

• in accordance with nature; relating to or concerning nature

• existing in or produced by nature; not artificial or imitation

• existing in or in conformity with nature or the observable world; neither supernatural nor magical

• (of a musical note) being neither raised nor lowered by one chromatic semitone

• (of a parent or child) related by blood; genetically related

noun

• someone regarded as certain to succeed

• a notation cancelling a previous sharp or flat

• (craps) a first roll of 7 or 11 that immediately wins the stake

adjective satellite

• functioning or occurring in a normal way; lacking abnormalities or deficiencies

• unthinking; prompted by (or as if by) instinct

• (used especially of commodities) being unprocessed or manufactured using only simple or minimal processes

• being talented through inherited qualities

• free from artificiality

reflexive
adjectiveadj
noun

• a personal pronoun compounded with -self to show the agent's action affects the agent

adjective satellite

• without volition or conscious control

• referring back to itself

spontaneous
adjectiveadj
adjective

• happening or arising without apparent external cause

adjective satellite

• said or done without having been planned or written in advance

instinctive
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• unthinking; prompted by (or as if by) instinct

Alternatives for AUTOMATIC

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