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Synonyms & Antonyms of knee-jerk
done instantly and without conscious thought or decision
- a colleague known for her knee-jerk rejection of any proposal that she didn't originate
Synonyms for knee-jerk
Words Related to knee-jerk
- conditioned,
- natural,
- Pavlovian,
- reactive,
- reflex,
- simple,
- subliminal,
- unconscious,
- unforced,
- visceral
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Antonyms for knee-jerk
- nonmechanical
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“Knee-jerk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/knee-jerk. Accessed 21 Oct. 2021.
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The first known use of knee-jerk was in 1849
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