instinctively

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instinctively

  • /ɪnˈstɪŋktɪvli/

adverb more instinctively · most instinctively

  1. Innately; by instinct; without being taught. Fish instinctively know how to swim; most humans don't.

    Similar: instinctually

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Closest in meaning: spontaneously, intuitively, instinctually, innately, naturally, inherently, viscerally, subconsciously, unconsciously, automatically, reflexively, involuntarily, impulsively, unthinkingly, unpremeditatedly, heedlessly

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adv innately, by instinct, without being taught

Españolinstintivamente
Françaisinstinctivement
Deutschunwillkürlich
Italianoistintivamente
Ελληνικάενστικτωδώς enstiktodós
Русскийинстинктивно instinktivno
العربيةغريزيًا

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@misc{instinctively_2026,
  title = {instinctively},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/instinctively},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}