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