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Synonyms for reflex

  • adjective
  • noun

Most common

automatic involuntary reflexive descendant US formative re-entrant

All synonyms

Adjective

1. Reflexive

reflexive, involuntary, automatic

Other

retroactive, re-entrant, formative, descendant US, descendent UK

Noun

unconditioned reflex, ancestor

Antonyms

etymon

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Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Bent, turned back or reflected.

  2. n. 1

    An automatic response to a simple stimulus which does not require mental processing.

Related words

Word family
reflexogenic reflexly
Phrases
pilomotor reflex patellar reflex kneejerk reflex unconditioned reflex photic sneeze reflex reflex response pharyngeal reflex reflex bleeding

Forms

Plural
reflexes → ancestors…

Example sentences

  • automatic Most workers get an automatic pay raise every year.
  • involuntary Hiccups are involuntary contraction of the diaphragm.
  • reflexive Conjugating reflexive verbs is a real mind-boggler.
  • descendant I am a descendant of Charlemagne. And so are you.
  • formative His formative years were very unhappy.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
reflexfalling
automaticfalling
involuntarysteady
reflexiverising
descendantsteady
formativerising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

8 letters
ancestor3
9 letters
automatic4, formative3, reflexive3
10 letters
descendant3, descendent3
11 letters
involuntary5, retroactive4

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (ancestor3 = 3 syllables).