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
Spur-of-the-moment and knee-jerk are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Spur-of-the-moment" instead an adjective phrase "Knee-jerk".
Spur-of-the-moment
Spur-of-the-moment adjective - Made or done without previous thought or preparation.
Knee-jerk and spur-of-the-moment are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Knee-jerk" instead an adjective phrase "Spur-of-the-moment".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- impulsive and knee-jerk
- impulsive and spur-of-the-moment
- involuntary and knee-jerk
- involuntary and spur-of-the-moment
- impetuous and knee-jerk
- impetuous and spur-of-the-moment
- reckless and knee-jerk
- reckless and spur-of-the-moment
- rash and knee-jerk
- rash and spur-of-the-moment
- precipitate and knee-jerk
- precipitate and spur-of-the-moment
- spontaneous and knee-jerk
- spontaneous and spur-of-the-moment
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