Meanings
adjectiveinstinctive (comparative more instinctive, superlative most instinctive)
comparative more instinctive · superlative most instinctive
- Driven by impulse, spontaneous and without thinking.
When approached by a stranger, Jared clenched his fists in an instinctive manner.
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveunthinking; prompted by (or as if by) instinct
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
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Translations
Bulgarian инстинктивен, несъзнателен
- инстинктивен (instinktiven)related to or prompted by instinct
- несъзнателен (nesăznatelen)driven by impulse, spontaneous and without thinking
Catalan instintiu, instintiu
- instintiurelated to or prompted by instinct
- instintiudriven by impulse, spontaneous and without thinking
Dutch instinctief, instinctmatig
- instinctiefrelated to or prompted by instinct
- instinctmatigrelated to or prompted by instinct
- instinctiefdriven by impulse, spontaneous and without thinking
- instinctmatigdriven by impulse, spontaneous and without thinking
Esperanto instinkta
- instinktarelated to or prompted by instinct
Finnish vaistomainen, vaistonvarainen
- vaistomainenrelated to or prompted by instinct
- vaistonvarainenrelated to or prompted by instinct
- vaistomainendriven by impulse, spontaneous and without thinking
- vaistonvarainendriven by impulse, spontaneous and without thinking
French instinctif, instinctif
- instinctifrelated to or prompted by instinct
- instinctifdriven by impulse, spontaneous and without thinking
German instinktiv, instinktiv
- instinktivrelated to or prompted by instinct
- instinktivdriven by impulse, spontaneous and without thinking
Greek ενστικτώδης, ενστικτώδης
- ενστικτώδης (enstiktódis)related to or prompted by instinct
- ενστικτώδης (enstiktódis)driven by impulse, spontaneous and without thinking
Hindi सहज, नैसर्गिक
- सहज (sahaj)related to or prompted by instinct
- नैसर्गिक (naisargik)related to or prompted by instinct
- सहजवृत्तिक (sahajvŕttik)related to or prompted by instinct
Hungarian ösztönös, ösztönös
- ösztönösrelated to or prompted by instinct
- ösztönösdriven by impulse, spontaneous and without thinking
Indonesian instingtif, instingtif
- instingtifrelated to or prompted by instinct
- instingtifdriven by impulse, spontaneous and without thinking
Irish instinneach
- instinneachrelated to or prompted by instinct
Malay naluri, kenalurian
- nalurirelated to or prompted by instinct
- kenalurianrelated to or prompted by instinct
- naluriahrelated to or prompted by instinct
- naluridriven by impulse, spontaneous and without thinking
- kenaluriandriven by impulse, spontaneous and without thinking
- naluriahdriven by impulse, spontaneous and without thinking
Norwegian Bokmål instinktiv
- instinktivrelated to or prompted by instinct
Polish instynktowny
- instynktownyrelated to or prompted by instinct
Portuguese instintivo, instintivo
- instintivorelated to or prompted by instinct
- instintivodriven by impulse, spontaneous and without thinking
Russian инстинкти́вный
- инстинкти́вный (instinktívnyj)related to or prompted by instinct
Spanish instintivo, instintivo
- instintivorelated to or prompted by instinct
- instintivodriven by impulse, spontaneous and without thinking
Swedish instinktiv, instinktiv
- instinktivrelated to or prompted by instinct
- instinktivdriven by impulse, spontaneous and without thinking
Turkish içgüdüsel, içgüdüsel
- içgüdüselrelated to or prompted by instinct
- içgüdüseldriven by impulse, spontaneous and without thinking
Ukrainian інстинкти́вний, інстинкти́вний
- інстинкти́вний (instynktývnyj)related to or prompted by instinct
- інстинкти́вний (instynktývnyj)driven by impulse, spontaneous and without thinking
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APA
instinctive. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/instinctive
MLA
“instinctive.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/instinctive. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “instinctive,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/instinctive.
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