| Main Entry: | reflex |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | mechanical |
Synonyms: |
automatic, habitual, involuntary, knee-jerk, responsive, spontaneous, unthinking |
| Main Entry: | automatic |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | done by habit |
Synonyms: |
autogenetic, habitual, impulsive, instinctive, instinctual, intuitive, involuntary, knee-jerk, mechanical, natural, perfunctory, reflex, routine, spontaneous, unconscious, unforced, unintentional, unmeditated, unthinking, unwilled |
Antonyms: |
thought-out |
| Main Entry: | effect |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | result |
Synonyms: |
aftereffect, aftermath, backlash, backwash, can of worms, causatum, chain reaction, conclusion, consequence, corollary, denouement, development, end, end product, event, eventuality, fallout, flak, follow through, follow-up, fruit, issue, outcome, outgrowth, precipitate, pursuance, ramification, reaction, reflex, repercussion, response, sequel, sequence, side effect, spin-off, upshot, waves |
| Notes: | as a noun, affect means 'a feeling or emotion,' whereas effect means 'the result or consequence of some action or process'; as a verb, to affect means 'to exert an influence upon,' and implies the action of a stimulus that can produce a response or reaction, whereas to effect means 'to bring about as a result' effect is a noun referring to a thing, but if you mean an action, that is affect; if you want the verb meaning 'achieve, bring about,' that is effect |
Antonyms: |
beginning, cause, commencement, foundation, origin, source, start |
| Main Entry: | feeling |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | sensation, especially of touch |
Synonyms: |
activity, awareness, consciousness, enjoyment, excitability, excitation, excitement, feel, innervation, motility, motor response, pain, perceiving, perception, pleasure, reaction, receptivity, reflex, responsiveness, sense, sensibility, sensitivity, sensuality, tactility, tangibility, titillation |
Antonyms: |
insensibility, numbness, unconsciousness |
| Main Entry: | involuntary |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | automatic; not done willingly |
Synonyms: |
automatic, begrudging, blind, compulsory, conditioned, forced, grudging, habitual, impulsive, instinctive, instinctual, knee-jerk, obligatory, reflex, reflexive, reluctant, spontaneous, uncalculated, unconscious, uncontrolled, unintended, unintentional, unmeditated, unpremeditated, unprompted, unthinking, unwilling, unwitting, will-less |
Antonyms: |
conscious, intentional, unforced, voluntary |
| Main Entry: | reaction |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | response |
Synonyms: |
acknowledgment, answer, attitude, back talk, backfire, backlash, boomerang, comeback, compensation, counteraction, counterbalance, counterpoise, double-take, echo, feedback, feeling, hit, kick, kickback, knee-jerk, lip, opinion, reagency, rebound, reception, receptivity, reciprocation, recoil, reflection, reflex, rejoinder, repercussion, reply, retort, return, reverberation, revulsion, sass, snappy comeback, take*, vibes, wisecrack |
Antonyms: |
cause, question |
| Main Entry: | unconscious |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | ignorant; automatic |
Synonyms: |
accidental, gut, inadvertent, inattentive, inherent, innate, instinctive, involuntary, latent, lost, reflex, repressed, subconscious, subliminal, suppressed, unaware, uncalculated, undeliberate, unheeding, unintended, unintentional, unmindful, unpremeditated, unrealized, unwitting |
Antonyms: |
aware, conscious, decided, intended, intentional, knowing |
| Main Entry: | visceral |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | instinctive |
Synonyms: |
accustomed, automatic, congenital, habitual, inborn, ingrained, inherent, innate, instinctual, intrinsic, intuitional, intuitive, knee-jerk, natural, reflex, rooted, second-nature |
| Main Entry: | gut reaction |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | immediate response |
Synonyms: |
Pavlovian response, knee-jerk, reflex, spontaneous reaction, unthinking response |
| Main Entry: | spontaneous reaction |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | unthought-out response |
Synonyms: |
Pavlovian response, gut reaction, knee-jerk, reflex, unthinking response |