Synonyms of knee-jerk

knee-jerk

adjective

as in automatic

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 & Similar Words

• automatic
• reflex
• mechanical
• instinctive
• spontaneous
• sudden
• robotic
• instinctual
• mechanic
• simple
• quick
• involuntary
• unwilling
• unreasoned
• reactive
• abrupt
• natural
• impulsive
• visceral
• unconscious
• conditioned
• casual
• inadvertent
• blind
• subliminal
• Pavlovian
• unintentional
• impromptu
• hasty
• rash
• random
• unintended
• unwitting
• mindless
• unforced
• impetuous
• unconsidered
• snap
• offhand
• improvised
• unprompted
• unpremeditated
• haphazard
• extemporaneous
• offhanded
• off-the-cuff
• ready
• unrehearsed
• unprepared
• unplanned
• spur-of-the-moment
• chance
• unstudied
• extempore
• chancy
• hit-or-miss
• ad-lib

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• deliberate
• conscious
• voluntary
• wilful
• intentional
• willful
• volitional
• careful
• prepared
• intended
• thoughtful
• rehearsed
• calculated
• predetermined
• reasoned
• refined
• nonmechanical
• designed
• cultivated
• willed
• projected
• meticulous
• foresighted
• measured
• aforethought
• advised
• considered
• studied
• forethoughtful

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• deliberate
• conscious
• voluntary
• wilful
• intentional
• willful
• volitional
• careful
• prepared
• intended
• thoughtful
• rehearsed
• calculated
• predetermined
• reasoned
• refined
• nonmechanical
• designed
• cultivated
• willed
• projected
• meticulous
• foresighted
• measured
• aforethought
• advised
• considered
• studied
• forethoughtful

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