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gut reaction
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gut reaction
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| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | immediate response |
| Synonyms: | Pavlovian response, knee-jerk, reflex, spontaneous reaction, unthinking response |
| Main Entry: | instinct |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | gut feeling, idea |
| Synonyms: | aptitude, faculty, feeling, funny feeling, gift, gut reaction, hunch, impulse, inclination, intuition, knack, know-how, nose*, predisposition, proclivity, savvy*, sense, sentiment, sixth sense, talent, tendency, urge |
| Antonyms: | knowledge, reason |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | intuition |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | insight |
| Synonyms: | ESP, clairvoyance, discernment, divination, feeling*, foreknowledge, gut reaction, hunch, innate knowledge, inspiration, instinct, intuitiveness, nose*, penetration, perception, perceptivity, premonition, presentiment, second sight, sixth sense |
| Antonyms: | knowledge, reason, reasoning |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | sensation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | feeling, perception |
| Synonyms: | awareness, consciousness, emotion, gut reaction, impression, passion, response, sense, sensibility, sensitiveness, sensitivity, sentiment, susceptibility, thought, tingle, vibes |
| Main Entry: | sensibility |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | responsiveness; ability to feel |
| Synonyms: | affection, appreciation, awareness, discernment, emotion, feeling, gut reaction, heart*, insight, intuition, judgment, keenness, perceptiveness, rationale, sensation, sense, sensitiveness, sensitivity, sentiment, susceptibility, taste, vibes |
| Antonyms: | apathy, indifference, insensibility, lethargy |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | knee-jerk reaction |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | automatic response |
| Synonyms: | Pavlovian response, absence of thought, automatic reaction, gut reaction, involuntary impulse |
| Main Entry: | spontaneous reaction |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | unthought-out response |
| Synonyms: | Pavlovian response, gut reaction, knee-jerk, reflex, unthinking response |
| Main Entry: | intuitiveness |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | instinct |
| Synonyms: | aptitude, faculty, feeling, funny feeling, gift, gut reaction, hunch, impulse, inclination, insight, intuition, knack, know-how, nose*, penetration, predisposition, proclivity, savvy*, sense, sentiment, sixth sense, talent, tendency, urge |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | sensitiveness |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | sensation |
| Synonyms: | awareness, consciousness, emotion, feeling, gut reaction, impression, passion, response, sense, sensibility, sensitivity, sentiment, susceptibility, thought, tingle, vibes |
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