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adjective
- 1. relating to or prompted by instinct; done without conscious thought: "an instinctive distaste for conflict"
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INSTINCTIVE definition: 1. Instinctive behaviour or reactions are not thought about, planned, or developed by training: 2…. Learn more.
INSTINCTIVE meaning: 1. Instinctive behaviour or reactions are not thought about, planned, or developed by training: 2…. Learn more.
the way people or animals naturally react or behave, without having to think or learn about it: All his instincts told him to stay near the car and wait for help. [ + to infinitive ] Her first instinct was to run. It is instinct that tells the birds when to begin their migration.
The adjective instinctive describes something you do without thinking about it. If you have an instinctive desire to help animals, you might automatically stop your car to pick up every stray dog you see.
The meaning of INSTINCTIVE is of, relating to, or being instinct. How to use instinctive in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Instinctive.
prompted by or resulting from or as if from instinct; natural; unlearned: an instinctive will to survive. Synonyms: unpremeditated, intuitive, spontaneous. instinctive. / ɪnˈstɪŋktɪv / adjective. of, relating to, or resulting from instinct. conditioned so as to appear innate. an instinctive movement in driving.
adjective. /ɪnˈstɪŋktɪv/ based on instinct (= a natural quality that makes somebody/something behave in a particular way), not thought or training. instinctive knowledge. She's an instinctive player. My instinctive reaction was to deny everything. Extra Examples. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. Want to learn more?
An instinctive feeling, idea, or action is one that you have or do without thinking or reasoning. It's an absolutely instinctive reaction–if a child falls you pick it up. Synonyms: natural, inborn, automatic, unconscious More Synonyms of instinctive. instinctively adverb [ADVERB with verb]
1. Of, relating to, or prompted by instinct: an instinctive ability to build a nest. 2. a. Arising from impulse or natural inclination; done without thought or conscious effort; spontaneous: an instinctive sympathy for the downtrodden. b.
Arising from impulse or natural inclination; done without thought or conscious effort; spontaneous. An instinctive sympathy for the downtrodden. American Heritage. Similar definitions. Being such by natural inclination rather than conscious effort or study. American Heritage. Synonyms: natural. unacquired. innate. inherent. ingrained. inbred.
