Instinct
Instinct noun - Inborn pattern of behavior often responsive to specific stimuli.
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Synonyms for Instinct
Wisdom and instinct are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Wisdom" instead a noun "Instinct".
Wisdom
Wisdom noun - The ability to understand inner qualities or relationships.
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Related pairs
- intuition and instinct
- intuition and wisdom
- understanding and instinct
- understanding and wisdom
- sense and instinct
- sense and wisdom
- sensitivity and instinct
- sensitivity and wisdom
- skill and instinct
- skill and wisdom
- perception and instinct
- perception and wisdom
- discernment and instinct
- discernment and wisdom
How words are described
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The point is that human instinct (particularly for love) is more powerful than the wisdom of the gods.
Source: Reforged Blade - Wisdom is generally a combination of "Common Sense/Instinct" and "Street Smarts", which fits in with several of the skills who use Wisdom and directly contrasts "Intelligence" (the classic "Book Smart" stat).
Source: Street Smart
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