Definitions

reflexive

[ri-flek-siv] / rɪˈflɛk sɪv /

ADJECTIVE

involuntary

Synonyms

STRONGEST

compulsory forced spontaneous uncontrolled unintentional

WEAK

automatic begrudging blind conditioned grudging habitual impulsive instinctive instinctual knee-jerk obligatory reflex reluctant uncalculated unconscious unintended unmeditated unpremeditated unprompted unthinking unwilling unwitting will-less

Antonyms

STRONGEST

deliberate intended planned voluntary

WEAK

conscious intentional unforced

Example Sentences

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Reflexive swearing seems to be routed through a part of the brain that is evolutionarily older, and may be analogous to the circuitry that causes calls of fear or surprise in other animals.

From Economist • Oct. 6, 2016

Suus is exclusively Reflexive; as,— pater līberōs suōs amat, the father loves his children.

From New Latin Grammar by Bennett, Charles E. (Charles Edwin)

Cum is appended to the Pronouns of the First and Second Persons, and to the Reflexive Pronoun; usually also to the Relative and Interrogative.

From New Latin Grammar by Bennett, Charles E. (Charles Edwin)

Reflexive verb: The word mara with suffixed pronoun is used to denote reflexive action: nia saungia marana.

From Grammar and Vocabulary of the Lau Language, Solomon Islands by Ivens, W. G. (Walter George)

Reflexive verbs show the action of the subject on itself.

From The International Auxiliary Language Esperanto Grammar and Commentary by Cox, George

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