Kirby's quintessentially Japanese cuteness is almost incomprehensible to his American audience, who satirize him as a dark and gloomy character constantly, almost as a reflex.
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Reflex
/ˈɹiːflɛks/
Synonyms for "reflex" (192 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (39)
Noun(5 words)
action and reactionadumbrationanswerantiphonalarchartautomaticautomatic reactionautomatic responseautonomic reactionbackbacklashbackwardbackwashbehaviorbendbend backblindblind impulsebounceback
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bowbrain wavebrainstormcasualcloutcompulsiveconditionedconditioned responseconditioningcountercrookcurl
Adjective(2 words)
automaticbiological behavior
Strong matches (57)
curvedecurvedeflectdomedriveechoembowfancyflashfleeting impulseflexforceforcedgroupgutgut responsehookhumphunchill-advised
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Noun(13 words)
gagsinborn reflexinnate reflexinstant responseinstinctiveinstinctive behaviorinstinctive natureinstinctive reactioninstinctive reflexinvoluntaryinvoluntary responselarge anglemost instinctive
Adjective(1 words)
instinctive response
Related words (96)
movementnatural impulsenegative reinforcementnotionoperant conditioningoutlinepavlovian conditioningpositive reinforcementpredictable responseprintpsychagogyquick hunchreactingreactionreactionaryreactivereboundrecoilrecurvereeducation
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reflectreflectionreflex actionreflexiverefluencerefluentrefluxreinforcementreorientationrepercussionreplyrespondencerespondentrespondingresponseresponsiveretroactionretroactionaryretroactiveretroflexreturnreverberationreversedrevulsionrevulsiveriseroundsagschoolshadowsilhouettesnapspontaneoussudden thoughtswagsweepturnturned aroundunadviseduncalculatedunconditioned reflexunconsciousunconsideredundeliberateundeliberatedundesignedunintendedunintentionalunmeditatedunpremeditatedunstudiedunthinkingunthinking responseunwilledunwillingunwittingurgevaultwindwrong-waywrong-way around
Noun(11 words)
muscle actionphysiological reactionquick comebackrapid retortreflex patternreflex responseresponse to stimulisnap replystartleunconditioned reflexwide angle
Adjective(4 words)
Related word relations
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More general
8 entriesMore specific
8 entries210 degree angle270 degree angleblinkbrief comebackknee jerksarcastic remarksimple reflexspinal reflex
Collocations
7 entriesknee jerkreflex actionreflex arcreflex hammerreflex movementreflex responsereflex test
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
3 entriessimilar
1 entriesTranslations
3 translations across 3 languages.
Bulgarian
1 entries- огледален adj (of a type of camera)
Hungarian
1 entries- tükörreflexes adj (of a type of camera)
Spanish
1 entries- réflex adj (of a type of camera)
Sample sentences
26 total sentences available.
Thank you very much. Thank you for activating my gag reflex.
Source: tatoeba (5069269)
To me helping is a normal thing, a reflex, if you will, like breathing.
Source: tatoeba (8160573)
Sally doesn't have a gag reflex, so she deepthroats me every time we have oral sex.
Source: tatoeba (8685432)
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