Instinct and Notion

Instinct

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

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

Notion noun - A sudden impulsive and apparently unmotivated idea or action.

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Instinct and notion are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Instinct" instead a noun "Notion".

Nearby Words: noted, notional, noting

good	good instinct	good notion
similar	similar instinct	similar notion
common	common instinct	common notion
simple	simple instinct	simple notion
Other adjectives: strong, collective, great, mere.

An early scene in Dune has the Reverend Mother making a flattering remark about eugenics in front of Paul, and Paul inwardly notes that the notion has offended his "instinct for rightness." The book never elaborates on this.

Source: Informed Wrongness
Big Bad: Novel Notion Big Brother Instinct: In the epilogue, Shining Armor readily admits that professionalism is the only thing keeping him from killing the villain who tried to murder his little sister Twilight.

Source: Fan Fic / The Dresden Fillies

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