noun
sense, feel, impulse, intuition, automatic response, aptitude, proclivity, bent, knack, gift, natural tendency, drive; see also ability 1, hunch 2, inclination 1.
See instinct in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II
An innate capability:
The power to discern the true nature of a person or situation:
Learn more about instinct
» instinct Culture
» instinct medical definition
» instinct science
» instinct sentence examples
» instinct quote examples
Also Mentioned In
» death instinct
» game
» gut
» herd
» homing
» instinctive
» killer
» law
» maternal
» predatory
» more results...
Browse entries near instinct
instiller
instilling
instillment
instilment
instinct
instinct (Culture)
instinct (medical)
instinct (science)
instinctive
instinctive (synonyms)