Antonyms for knee jerk reaction
| Grammar : Noun |
Definition of knee jerk reaction
- As in reply : noun answer
- As in response : noun answer, reaction
- As in knee-jerk reaction : noun automatic response
- As in force of habit : noun habitual behavior
- As in knee jerk : noun involuntary kick or reaction
- As in retroaction : noun response
Synonyms for knee jerk reaction
- absence of thought
- acknowledgment
- antiphon
- automatic reaction
- automatic response
- back talk
- comeback
- counter
- creature of habit
- double-take
- echo
- feedback
- gut reaction
- habit pattern
- hit
- involuntary impulse
- kickback
- knee jerk reaction
- knee-jerk reaction
- lip
- patellar reflex
- pattern
- Pavlovian response
- quadriceps reflex
- reaction
- reciprocation
- reflex
- rejoinder
- reply
- respond
- response
- retaliation
- retort
- return
- reverberation
- riposte
- sass
- snappy comeback
- stereotyped behavior
- vibes
- wisecrack
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