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   In·stinct

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   • 1. an innate, typically fixed pattern of behavior in animals in response to certain stimuli: "birds have an instinct to build nests"
   • ▪ a natural or intuitive way of acting or thinking: "they retain their old authoritarian instincts" Similar natural tendencyinborn tendencyinherent tendencyinclinationinner promptingurgedrivecompulsionneedintuitionnatural feelingsixth sensesecond sightinsightnose
   • ▪ a natural propensity or skill of a specified kind: "his instinct for making the most of his chances" Similar talentgiftabilitycapacityfacilityfacultyaptitudeskillflairfeelgeniusknackbent
   • ▪ the fact or quality of possessing innate behavior patterns: "instinct told her not to ask the question"

   adjective

   • 1. imbued or filled with (a quality, especially a desirable one): formal "these canvases are instinct with passion"

   Word Origin late Middle English (also in the sense ‘instigation, impulse’): from Latin instinctus ‘impulse’, from the verb instinguere, from in- ‘towards’ + stinguere ‘to prick’.

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   Synonyms for INSTINCT: tendency, skill, inclination, impulse, disposition, predisposition, propensity, predilection, affinity, bias.

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   noun. These are words and phrases related to instinct. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of instinct. Instinct led the pigeons back to the roost. Synonyms. natural or inbred behavior. natural tendency. nature. native aptitude. inborn drive. blind knowledge. blood knowledge. intuition. mother wit.

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   3 days ago · instinct. 1 (noun) in the sense of natural inclination. Definition. the inborn tendency to behave in a particular way without the need for thought. She has a strong instinct to care for others. Synonyms. natural inclination. feeling. urge.

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   Jun 2, 2024 · instinct. 1 (noun) in the sense of natural inclination. Definition. the inborn tendency to behave in a particular way without the need for thought. She has a strong instinct to care for others. Synonyms. natural inclination. feeling. urge.

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   Synonyms for INSTINCT: intuition, aptitude, bent, hunch, sense, gift, knack, feel, impulse, aptness, automatic response, appetency, faculty, eros, flair, proclivity, feeling; Antonyms for INSTINCT: reason, knowledge.

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    Other forms: instincts. An instinct is something you don't need to learn — it happens naturally, without you even thinking about it. Babies cry by instinct, and ducks follow their mother by instinct. Animals and humans learn a lot of things from other animals and humans.

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    Synonyms for instinct in Free Thesaurus. Antonyms for instinct. 47 synonyms for instinct: natural inclination, feeling, urge, talent, tendency, faculty, inclination, intuition, knack, aptitude, predisposition, sixth sense.