instinctive

• Décrit un comportement ou une réaction qui est naturel, automatique et non acquis par l'apprentissage.

Describes a behavior or reaction that is natural, automatic, and not learned.

1. Unthinking or automaticB2formal

   Acting or done without conscious thought, as if driven by an inborn impulse.

   Instinctif (automatique)

   • His reaction to the danger was purely instinctive.
   • She had an instinctive understanding of the problem.
   • The cat's instinctive fear of water made it avoid the pool.

   Synonymesautomaticintuitiveinvoluntaryknee jerkmechanicalreflexspontaneousunconsciousunthinking

   Antonymesconsciousconsidereddeliberatethoughtful