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