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. Claire Wardle:

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

2. Seema Shah:

   As the equity market is now fully pricing in a 50 basis point cut, market disappointment could be significant ... And if the Fed follows through with a cut despite a brighter trade outlook? Beyond the knee-jerk euphoria, expect minimal market reaction – this last scenario is exactly what the market is already expecting.

3. Phil Orlando:

   The knee-jerk reaction on the Fed lift-off is negative, we think the Fed lift-off is a positive for the economy and stocks, because it means the Fed is rubber-stamping the fact they truly believe the economy is strong enough.

4. Jo Ann Hardesty:

   The police have arolebut their role is simply to solve crime -- their role is not to prevent crime, their role is not to intervene in other community activities, a response to gun violence should not be a knee-jerk reaction.

5. Director Chris Rogers:

   We've been planning for some time to look at the pay rates because we think it's really important our team share in the success of our business, it's not a knee-jerk reaction.