Synonyms for instinctively
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1. instinctivelyadverb

   Synonyms:
   instinctually

2. instinctivelyadverb

   Innately, by instinct, without being taught.

   Fish instinctively know how to swim; most humans don't.

   Synonyms:
   instinctually

Princeton's WordNet

1. instinctivelyadverb

   as a matter of instinct

   "he instinctively grabbed the knife"

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1. reflexively

   "reflex" and "instinct" are synonyms so their adverbial terms should also be synonyms.

   amanda instinctively punched andrew in the face for jumping out and scaring her when they were at the haunted house.

   Submitted by anonymous on January 22, 2020  

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1. State John Kerry:

   John has always – intuitively, instinctively – gravitated toward diplomacy, and I know that he is looking forward to that focus as he retires from the Navy and moves into civilian life.

2. Nicholas Poehl:

   I think every parent probably instinctively knows they don't know everything about their kids, but when you find out something like this... it's extremely hard, these people are victims too. They didn't know, they didn't expect and they surely didn't predict it. So prayers to everyone in this whole mess.

3. Malcolm Muggeridge:

   There's nothing in this world more instinctively abhorrent to me than finding myself in agreement with my fellow-humans.

4. Donald Trump:

   Instinctively, you would say, 'Isn't that a ridiculous thing? but actually, it's a very good thing. And it actually makes money, it could make a lot of money.

5. Diedre Kelly:

   It's very difficult to know whether this is the cause, which instinctively we would feel it wasn't, or whether it was a trigger in the child who was susceptible for some other reason.