Antonyms for reflex
ˈri flɛks; rɪˈflɛksre·flex

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1. reflexadjective

   Synonyms:
   re-entrant

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1. reflex, reflex response, reflex action, instinctive reflex, innate reflex, inborn reflex, unconditioned reflex, physiological reactionadjective

   an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus

   Antonyms:
   voluntary

   Synonyms:
   reflex action, reflex response, physiological reaction, inborn reflex, unconditioned reflex, instinctive reflex, innate reflex

2. automatic, reflex(a), reflexiveadjective

   without volition or conscious control

   "the automatic shrinking of the pupils of the eye in strong light"; "a reflex knee jerk"; "sneezing is reflexive"

   Antonyms:
   voluntary

How to use reflex in a sentence?

1. Darius Paduch:

   It’s due to the vagal reflex, in which a nerve signal from your testicles travels up your spinal cord and brain stem and activates the nausea and vomiting centers in your brain.

2. William Crum:

   I didn't try to hurt anybody. It was a reflex from the pain.

3. Jonathan Guilmette:

   I don’t know what was his intention, it is really hard to judge what’s the intention. I don’t know if he tried to grab the skates or if he is just trying to hold onto something like a reflex – there are so many hands all over in our sport. That was a reflex thing more than trying to trip over someone else.

4. James Abate:

   We had the sharp reflex rally this week, particularly in the finance sector, as people perceived results that were less bad than what was expected, people are going to digest what's happened thus far with the major banks, as well as Alcoa and some of the major industrial companies.

5. Mark Zuckerberg:

   I'll have to understand what they actually would intend to do, but in general I think a government choosing to censor a platform because they're worried about censorship doesn't exactly strike me as the right reflex there.

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