Reverse Dictionary: INSTINCT

INSTINCT

ADJECTIVES
1705 INSTINCTUAL involving or depending upon instinct
1951 GUT based on one’s instincts, feelings, or emotions; immediately or deeply felt; intuitive → Amer. colloq.


NOUNS
1531 INSTINCTION innate or natural impulse; instinct
1553 NATURALNESS natural instinct, affection, or sympathy → obs.
..18C NOUS — NOUSE instinct or common sense, as opposed to actual learning → sl.
1827 SAMSKARA a mental impression, instinct, or memory → India philosophy usage
1902 TROPISM of people: a natural or innate instinct, tendency, or impulse


VERBS
1555 FOLLOW ONE’S NOSE to be guided by instinct
1857 FEEL IN ONE’S BONES to have a sense of certainty based on instinct rather than evidence → Amer. dial.