Instinctive
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Unconscious Response
Focus on actions done without prior planning or thought, as if automatic. Her smile was an instinctive response to the compliment.
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Inborn Ability
Used to describe skills or behaviors that seem to be present from birth. Ducks have an instinctive ability to swim.
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Immediate Reaction
Refers to a quick, unplanned reaction to a situation or event. He had an instinctive distrust of strangers.