Synonyms for knee jerk
knee jerk

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1. knee jerk, knee-jerk reflex, patellar reflexnoun

   a reflex extension of the leg resulting from a sharp tap on the patellar tendon

   Synonyms:
   knee-jerk reflex, patellar reflex

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1. • Reflex

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1. The President:

   I don't think my role is to rubber stamp for the President, but it's also not an automatic knee-jerk no, either.

2. Claire Wardle:

   I’m so frustrated they are taking knee-jerk decisions in the middle of an insurrection.

3. Marlon Kimpson:

   This will not be done in a knee-jerk fashion, i'm going to be in focus groups with business leaders and talking to constituents. The massacre opened up an opportunity but to build a super majority will require a lot of work.

4. Cristian Maggio:

   The market was surprised by the result, so there was a strong knee-jerk reaction yesterday, but it has adjusted for the surprise now.

5. Han Tan:

   Global investors have had their emotions toyed with amidst the ever-shifting sands of the U.S.-China trade conflict, market nerves have been left raw, with the delicate sentiment prompting knee-jerk reactions to every nuance pertaining to the highly unpredictable U.S.-China trade impasse.