Instinctive
Instinctive adjective - Done instantly and without conscious thought or decision.
Lost and instinctive are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Lost" instead an adjective "Instinctive".
Lost
Lost adjective - No longer possessed.
Instinctive and lost are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Instinctive" instead an adjective "Lost".
Nearby Word: losing
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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One character speculates that they've lost their sapience and are governed entirely by instinctive behavior.
Source: Absolute Xenophobe -
For example, demons don't have this instinctive mastery over ancient Egyptian, or Latin, and when the last speaker of Aka-bo died in 2010, all demons lost the ability to speak Aka-bo.
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