instinct

Definition for instinct

noun as in gut feeling, idea

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aptitude, feeling, hunch, impulse, inclination, intuition, knack, savvy, sense, sentiment, talent, tendency

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faculty, gift, know-how, nose, predisposition, proclivity, urge

Weak matches

funny feeling, gut reaction, sixth sense

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My instinct is to trust doctors to know more than I do.

From Los Angeles Times

Since all he wants to do is bad, it's good if his biggest obstacle to his agenda is his own terrible instincts.

From Salon

My instinct is to scoff at that idea.

From Los Angeles Times

She was at her best Wednesday in an opening game of the City Section Open Division playoffs, using her speed and instincts to make an interception and run 60 yards for a touchdown.

From Los Angeles Times

The government saying it isn’t looking to fill the vacancy will do little to dispel that instinct from those who thought it all along.

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