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Detailed Synonyms for instinctive in English

instinctive:

instinctive adj

  1. instinctive
  2. instinctive
  3. instinctive
  4. instinctive
    – unthinking; prompted by (or as if by) instinct 1
    natural; instinctive
    – unthinking; prompted by (or as if by) instinct 1
    • natural adj
      • a cat's natural aversion to water1
    • instinctive adj
      • offering to help was as instinctive as breathing1

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Related Definitions for "instinctive":

  1. unthinking; prompted by (or as if by) instinct1
    • offering to help was as instinctive as breathing1

instinctive form of instinct:

instinct [the ~] nom

  1. the instinct
    the intuition; the instinct
  2. the instinct
    the instinct; the drive; the urge; the impulse
  3. the instinct
    the natural drive; the natural urge; the instinct
  4. the instinct
    – inborn pattern of behavior often responsive to specific stimuli 1
    the instinct; the inherent aptitude
    – inborn pattern of behavior often responsive to specific stimuli 1
    • instinct [the ~] nom
      • the spawning instinct in salmon1
      • altruistic instincts in social animals1
    • inherent aptitude [the ~] nom

instinct adj

  1. instinct
    – (followed by `with')deeply filled or permeated 1
    instinct; replete
    – (followed by `with')deeply filled or permeated 1
    • instinct adj
      • words instinct with love1
    • replete adj
      • it is replete with misery1

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Related Definitions for "instinct":

  1. (followed by `with')deeply filled or permeated1
    • words instinct with love1
  2. inborn pattern of behavior often responsive to specific stimuli1
    • the spawning instinct in salmon1
    • altruistic instincts in social animals1

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