Awareness and Instinct

Awareness

Awareness noun - A state of being aware.

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Instinct and awareness are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Instinct" instead a noun "Awareness".

Nearby Word: aware

Instinct noun - Inborn pattern of behavior often responsive to specific stimuli.

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Awareness and instinct are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Awareness" instead a noun "Instinct".

good	good awareness	good instinct
full	full awareness	full instinct
common	common awareness	common instinct
strong	strong awareness	strong instinct
Other adjectives: great, little, incredible, greater.

Almost uncanny spatial awareness and an almost animal battle instinct are almost mandatory side effects for people like that, because if they don't have it, they die.

Source: Mugging The Monster / Anime and Manga
But while these traits certainly point towards an intelligence (rather than pure instinct), they don't necessarily prove sentience (self-awareness).

Source: Amplified Animal Aptitude

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