knee-jerk Antonyms
Strongest:
Strong:
- reactive
- abrupt
- involuntary
- unwilling
- unreasoned
- pavlovian
- natural
- impulsive
- quick
- visceral
- instinctual
- casual
- unconscious
- simple
Weak:
- mindless
- unpremeditated
- unrehearsed
- unconsidered
- unprepared
- subliminal
- offhand
- improvised
- extemporaneous
- ready
- unintended
- inadvertent
- unwitting
- random
- impetuous
- unstudied
- unintentional
- impromptu
- unplanned
- off-the-cuff
- hasty
- blind
- snap
- conditioned
- spur-of-the-moment
- chance
- rash
- extempore
- unprompted
- offhanded
- haphazard
- unforced
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
robotic, reflex, sudden, spontaneous,automatic, instinctive, mechanic, mechanical, reactive, abrupt
conscious, intended,deliberate, rehearsed, willful, calculated, careful, intentional, volitional, predetermined
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.
