Kneejerk

Synonyms for kneejerk
adj automatic

expected

predictable

reflex

spontaneous

Synonyms
adj done by habit

natural
mechanical
reflex
unconscious
routine

habitual
impulsive
instinctive
intuitive
involuntary

knee-jerk
perfunctory
spontaneous
unintentional
unthinking

instinctual
unforced
autogenetic
unmeditated
unwilled

Antonyms

manual
stilted

unnatural
by hand

thought-out

Synonyms
adj reflex, automatic

ingrained
innate
intuitive
impulsive
inherent
natural
visceral
spontaneous

accustomed
congenital
habitual
inborn
instinctual
intrinsic
involuntary
knee-jerk

mechanical
native
normal
regular
rooted
typical
unlearned
unpremeditated

unthinking
intuitional
second-nature
unmeditated
unprompted
by seat of one’s pants

Antonyms

extrinsic
learned
deliberate

sensible
acquired
conscious

meditated
reasonable

Synonyms
adj automatic; not done willingly

forced
uncontrolled
spontaneous
compulsory
unintentional
automatic
blind
conditioned

habitual
impulsive
instinctive
knee-jerk
obligatory
reflex
reluctant
unconscious

unpremeditated
unthinking
unwilling
unwitting
instinctual
unintended
begrudging
grudging

reflexive
uncalculated
unmeditated
unprompted
will-less

Antonyms

voluntary
deliberate
intended

planned
intentional
unforced

conscious

Synonyms
noun response

return
feedback
attitude
reception
reply
answer
opinion
feeling
backlash
rejoinder
counteraction

backfire
receptivity
wisecrack
acknowledgment
repercussion
lip
take
reflex
kick
counterpoise
hit

rebound
recoil
counterbalance
comeback
echo
revulsion
reflection
sass
kickback
retort
compensation

reciprocation
reverberation
boomerang
back talk
knee-jerk
snappy comeback
vibes
double-take
reagency

Antonyms

request
loss

question
failure

cause

Synonyms
adj instinctive

ingrained
innate
intuitive
accustomed
automatic

congenital
habitual
inborn
inherent
intrinsic

knee-jerk
natural
reflex
rooted
instinctual

intuitional
second-nature

Synonyms
noun immediate response

knee-jerk
reflex

spontaneous reaction
Pavlovian response

unthinking response

Synonyms
noun unthought-out response

gut reaction
knee-jerk

reflex
Pavlovian response

unthinking response

Synonyms
adj mechanical

automatic
habitual

involuntary
knee-jerk

responsive
spontaneous

unthinking

Synonyms
adj instinctive

accustomed
congenital
habitual
impulsive
inborn
ingrained
inherent
innate

intrinsic
intuitive
involuntary
knee-jerk
mechanical
native
natural
normal

regular
rooted
spontaneous
typical
unlearned
unpremeditated
unthinking
visceral

intuitional
second-nature
unmeditated
unprompted
by seat of one’s pants