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