The economist instinctively anticipated the current depression.
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Instinctively
//ɪnˈstɪŋktɪvli//
Synonyms for "instinctively" (5 found)
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2 entriesTranslations
14 translations across 13 languages.
Arabic
1 entries- غريزيًا adv (innately, by instinct, without being taught)
Catalan
1 entries- instintivament adv (innately, by instinct, without being taught)
Dutch
1 entries- instinctief adv (innately, by instinct, without being taught)
Finnish
2 entries- vaistomaisesti adv (innately, by instinct, without being taught)
- vaistonvaraisesti adv (innately, by instinct, without being taught)
French
1 entries- instinctivement adv (innately, by instinct, without being taught)
German
1 entries- unwillkürlich adv (innately, by instinct, without being taught)
Greek
1 entries- ενστικτωδώς adv (innately, by instinct, without being taught)
Hungarian
1 entries- ösztönösen adv (innately, by instinct, without being taught)
Italian
1 entries- istintivamente adv (innately, by instinct, without being taught)
Polish
1 entries- instynktownie adv (innately, by instinct, without being taught)
Russian
1 entries- инстинктивно adv (innately, by instinct, without being taught)
Spanish
1 entries- instintivamente adv (innately, by instinct, without being taught)
Swedish
1 entries- instinktivt adv (innately, by instinct, without being taught)
Sample sentences
14 total sentences available.
At the moment she saw a tall man with a gun standing in the doorway, she instinctively backed away.
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I'm instinctively bad with children and infants.
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When I lifted a potted plant in my garden, there were swarms of little insects crawling underneath, and I instinctively let out a shriek.
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