Knee-jerk Synonyms

nējûrk
A reflex extension of the leg resulting from a sharp tap on the patellar tendon
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. knee-jerk reflex
  2. patellar-reflex
Synonyms:
(Adjective)
  1. reflex
  2. automatic response
  3. automatic
  4. expected
  5. involuntary impulse
  6. predictable
  7. knee-jerk reaction
  8. spontaneous

Words Related to Knee-jerk

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Related:

  1. nanny-state
  2. kneejerk
  3. pavlovian

Knee-jerk Sentence Examples

  • But the response from the alternative crowd wasn't a knee-jerk reaction.

  • The earliest-studied of these, the "knee-jerk," may serve as example of the class.

  • But the response from the alternative crowd was n't a knee-jerk reaction.

  • But there's a danger that once again the reaction will be a knee-jerk pessimism.

  • An example is the ' knee-jerk ' reflex, which involves a sudden twitch of a limb muscle caused by tapping the tendon.

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