INSTINCTUAL Synonyms
There is 0 hypernym of the word instinctual. (close relations)
instinctively
Best Alternative Words for INSTINCTUAL
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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 |