inborn reflex

Questions about inborn reflex

What is another word for inborn reflex?

It depends which inborn reflex you mean. In the sense “an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus”, the synonyms are reflex, reflex response, reflex action, instinctive reflex, innate reflex, unconditioned reflex, physiological reaction. Across all 1 sense there are 7 distinct synonyms, and they are not interchangeable with each other — this page lists them under the sense each one belongs to.

What is the opposite of inborn reflex?

WordNet records no antonym for inborn reflex. Antonymy in WordNet is a relation between specific word forms rather than between concepts, so it is recorded only where lexicographers judged the pairing direct. An absence here means none was recorded, not that none can be imagined.

Where do the synonyms for inborn reflex come from?

From Princeton University's WordNet, a lexical database maintained by lexicographers since 1985. A synonym here means a word form that shares a synset with this word — a set of forms interchangeable in one recorded context. Nothing on this page is generated by a language model.

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• Full entry for inborn reflexAll 1 sense, with examples, usage labels, syllables and pronunciation.
• Rhymes for inborn reflexWhether this word can be rhymed at all — it is not in the pronouncing dictionary.
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