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