Instinctive urge

Synonyms for "instinctive urge" (20 found)

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Closest matches (4)

Adjective(4 words)

automatic compulsion drive impulse

Strong matches (6)

Adjective(6 words)

impulsive inborn induce inherent innate involuntary

Related words (10)

Noun(1 words)

most animalistic

Adjective(9 words)

natural predisposition prompt reflexive spontaneous tendency unpremeditated unthinking urge

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More general

12 entries

behavior characteristic disposition driveinnate behaviormotivational drivepredisposition preference process response tendency trait

More specific

14 entries

automatic reactioncaregiving drivefear impulsefight impulseflight impulsehunger impulseimpulsive urgeinstinctive attractioninstinctive fearinstinctive likinginstinctive reactionparental urgereflexive responsereflexive urge

Collocations

14 entries

impulsive driveinstinctive behaviorinstinctive driveinstinctive judgmentinstinctive reflexinstinctive responsenatural impulseoverwhelming instinctive urgepowerful instinctive urgeprimal instinctive urgereflexive impulsestrong instinctive urgestrong urgesudden instinctive urge

Inflections

5 entries

instinctive urgedinstinctive urgesinstinctive urgingmore instinctivemost instinctive

Derivations

4 entries

instinctive instinctively instinctiveness urge

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