Knee-jerk
Knee-jerk adjective - Done instantly and without conscious thought or decision.
Usage example: a colleague known for her knee-jerk rejection of any proposal that she didn't originate
Pavlovian
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- involuntary and knee-jerk
- involuntary and Pavlovian
- natural and knee-jerk
- natural and Pavlovian
- spontaneous and knee-jerk
- spontaneous and Pavlovian
- visceral and knee-jerk
- visceral and Pavlovian
- automatic and knee-jerk
- automatic and Pavlovian
- reflex and knee-jerk
- reflex and Pavlovian
- mechanical and knee-jerk
- mechanical and Pavlovian
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