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