instinct

instinct
noun
ADJECTIVE
deep, powerful, strong
gut
pure, sheer

Out of pure instinct, he moved back a little.

first, initial

His first instinct was to run away from danger.

excellent, good, unerring

Against her better instincts, she ran back into the burning house to save her paintings.

He had an unerring instinct for when people were lying to him.

base
basic, natural, primitive
creative
aggressive, competitive
maternal, mothering, motherly, paternal, protective
fighting, hunting, killer, predatory

He plays well but lacks that killer instinct. (figurative)

self-preservation, survival
herd

What makes all these people come to the club? In my view it's the herd instinct.

sexual
business, commercial, political
animal, human
VERB + INSTINCT
have, possess
lack
develop, hone

In negotiating you have to develop an instinct for when to be tough and when to make a deal.

follow, go on, go with, obey, rely on, trust

Why don't you just follow your natural instincts?

control, fight, ignore, overcome, suppress
satisfy
appeal to

They accused the campaign of appealing to the electorate's baser instincts.

share

Both superpowers shared the same instinct for self-preservation.

INSTINCT + VERB
tell sb sth

Her instinct told her that she was being followed.

drive sb, guide sb

Artists have to learn to be guided by their instincts.

kick in, take over

Her instincts took over and she dived on the escaping thief.

be right, be wrong

I've trusted my instincts in the past and they've usually been right.

PREPOSITION
by instinct

Babies know by instinct who their mother is.

on instinct

I acted purely on instinct.

instinct for

He has an instinct for survival in a tough job.


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