knee-jerk (Meaning)
Synonyms & Antonyms of knee-jerk
Synonyms:
- haphazard
- unplanned
- unprompted
- offhanded
- unintended
- snap
- impromptu
- unprepared
- random
- impetuous
- rash
- mindless
- unintentional
- blind
- unrehearsed
- conditioned
- ready
- unstudied
- unwitting
- off-the-cuff
- improvised
- offhand
- unforced
- unpremeditated
- extemporaneous
- chance
- hasty
- extempore
- unconsidered
- subliminal
- inadvertent
- spur-of-the-moment
Antonyms:
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
mechanic, reflex, mechanical, instinctive, spontaneous,automatic, robotic, sudden, natural, instinctual
voluntary, willful, wilful, conscious, calculated,deliberate, rehearsed, predetermined, intended, careful
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.
