Synonyms of instinctively

instinctively

adverb

as in intuitively

Related Words

• intuitively
• essentially
• fundamentally
• basically
• intimately
• elementally
• inherently
• intrinsically
• naturally
• constitutionally
• innately
• congenitally

Dissimilar Words

• artificially
• unnaturally

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of instinctively

Her left hand instinctively taps out the rhythm in the air while her right rests on her hip. — Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 16 Sep. 2026

Jackson says her daughter took to the QVC set almost instinctively after growing up watching her mother sell beauty products. — Brittany Talarico, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2026

Freedom Without Compromise Compliance and security teams may instinctively default to no because the risks are incredibly high. — David Matalon, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026

Growing up in the foothills of eastern Kentucky as a compulsive reader and full-time hillbilly, I was instinctively attracted, like most literary-minded country folk, to the work of essayist, novelist, and poet, Wendell Berry. — Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2026

By early afternoon, Daisy Chain Fields already felt less like a first-year festival and more like a space people instinctively knew how to settle into. — Peter Larsen, Oc Register, 29 Aug. 2026

Rather than panic, Bruney remembered a weak spot and acted almost instinctively. — Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 25 Aug. 2026

An aftershock that struck during an interview Tuesday prompted Vincentius Rano and his wife to instinctively duck and cover their heads. — ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026

Then there could be optical disruption in which the quantum dots emit specific wavelengths of light under ambient conditions that insects instinctively dislike. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 4 Aug. 2026