NATURAL ACTION Synonyms
There are 2 hypernyms of the phrase natural action. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for NATURAL ACTION
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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 | ||||||||
instinctive | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • unthinking; prompted by (or as if by) instinct | ||||||||
intuitive | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • spontaneously derived from or prompted by a natural tendency • obtained through intuition rather than from reasoning or observation | ||||||||
involuntary | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • not subject to the control of the will • controlled by the autonomic nervous system; without conscious control | ||||||||
reflex | nounn | |||||||
noun • an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus adjective satellite • without volition or conscious control | ||||||||
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 | ||||||||
unconscious | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • not conscious; lacking awareness and the capacity for sensory perception as if asleep or dead noun • that part of the mind wherein psychic activity takes place of which the person is unaware adjective satellite • without conscious volition • (followed by `of') not knowing or perceiving | ||||||||
action | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • something done (usually as opposed to something said) • the state of being active • a military engagement • a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings) • the series of events that form a plot • the trait of being active and energetic and forceful • the operating part that transmits power to a mechanism • a judicial proceeding brought by one party against another; one party prosecutes another for a wrong done or for protection of a right or for prevention of a wrong • an act by a government body or supranational organization • the most important or interesting work or activity in a specific area or field • In firearms terminology, the mechanism that handles the ammunition (loads, locks, fires, and extracts the cartridges). verb • institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against • put in effect | ||||||||
activity | nounn | |||||||
noun • any specific behavior • the state of being active • an organic process that takes place in the body • (chemistry) the capacity of a substance to take part in a chemical reaction • a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings) • the trait of being active; moving or acting rapidly and energetically | ||||||||
natural process | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings) |