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