Antonyms of adj instinctive
1 sense of instinctive
Sense 1
natural, instinctive -- (unthinking; prompted by (or as if by) instinct; "a cat's natural aversion to water"; "offering to help was as instinctive as breathing")
INDIRECT (VIA spontaneous) -> induced -- (brought about or caused; not spontaneous; "a case of steroid-induced weakness")
Similarity of adj instinctive
1 sense of instinctive
Sense 1
natural, instinctive -- (unthinking; prompted by (or as if by) instinct; "a cat's natural aversion to water"; "offering to help was as instinctive as breathing")
=> spontaneous (vs. induced), self-generated -- (happening or arising without apparent external cause; "spontaneous laughter"; "spontaneous combustion"; "a spontaneous abortion")