Synonyms for knee-jerk
knee-jerk

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1. knee-jerknoun

   Synonyms:
   patellar reflex, kneejerk reflex

2. knee-jerkadjective

   Automatic, spontaneous, easily predictable

   He gave a knee-jerk response.

   Synonyms:
   kneejerk reflex, patellar reflex

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1. List of paraphrases for "knee-jerk":

   instinctive, impulsive, visceral, reflex, ill-considered, reflexive, unthinking, predictable

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1. Antonio Culebras:

   We don't have this knee jerk reaction of giving a sleeping pill to everyone who suffers from insomnia, we try to determine why, and then we try to remove what's causing or perpetuating insomnia.

2. Fernando Bermudez:

   I don't think citizens want the death penalty anymore or a moratorium. Now, it's a matter of dismantling the system so it can not come back and function in a knee jerk reaction where 13 people can get executed like under Trump, president Biden can not continue that legacy.

3. Eury Patrick:

   They’re not trained to just empty their gun, it’s not a knee-jerk reaction. They’re trained to shoot until the risk is ended.

4. Rob Drijkoningen:

   Typically when the Fed actually starts to hike, emerging markets' knee-jerk reaction is on the weaker side which could be a buying opportunity, if historic patterns are a guide, the first hike may well provide an entry point.

5. Vyanne Lai:

   It is likely there will be some knee-jerk reaction to prices post the OPEC meeting.