knee-jerk Antonyms
Strongest:
Strong:
- unconscious
- unwilling
- impulsive
- unreasoned
- casual
- involuntary
- pavlovian
- simple
- instinctual
- abrupt
- visceral
- reactive
- natural
- quick
Weak:
- improvised
- unconsidered
- spur-of-the-moment
- hasty
- conditioned
- unplanned
- chance
- extemporaneous
- haphazard
- random
- unintentional
- unwitting
- offhand
- impetuous
- snap
- impromptu
- unforced
- blind
- rash
- unstudied
- unrehearsed
- extempore
- unprepared
- unprompted
- unpremeditated
- mindless
- off-the-cuff
- subliminal
- offhanded
- inadvertent
- unintended
- ready
Meaning of knee-jerk
knee-jerk Sentence Examples
- His knee-jerk reaction to criticism was to become defensive and argumentative.
- The knee-jerk response from the company was to blame external factors for their failure.
- Instead of carefully considering the proposal, he gave a knee-jerk rejection without hesitation.
- Her knee-jerk decision to quit her job without a backup plan left her in a difficult situation.
- The politician's knee-jerk reaction to the scandal was to deny any wrongdoing.
- When faced with uncertainty, his knee-jerk instinct was to retreat and avoid confrontation.
- In times of stress, his knee-jerk response was to shut down emotionally.
- The knee-jerk decision to cut funding for the arts had unforeseen consequences on the community.
- The knee-jerk policy of zero-tolerance often led to unfair punishments for minor infractions.
- She regretted her knee-jerk reaction to the situation and wished she had taken more time to think before acting.
FAQs About the word knee-jerk
automatic, mechanic, reflex, instinctive, mechanical, spontaneous, robotic, sudden, unconscious, unwilling
willful, calculated, rehearsed, predetermined,deliberate, volitional, careful, intentional, conscious, wilful
His knee-jerk reaction to criticism was to become defensive and argumentative.
The knee-jerk response from the company was to blame external factors for their failure.
Instead of carefully considering the proposal, he gave a knee-jerk rejection without hesitation.
Her knee-jerk decision to quit her job without a backup plan left her in a difficult situation.
