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Instinctive vs. Intuitive — What's the Difference?

Instinctive vs. Intuitive — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Instinctive and Intuitive

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Instinctive

Relating to or prompted by instinct; done without conscious thought
An instinctive distaste for conflict

Intuitive

Using or based on what one feels to be true even without conscious reasoning; instinctive
His intuitive understanding of the readers' real needs

Instinctive

Of, relating to, or prompted by instinct
An instinctive ability to build a nest.

Intuitive

Of, relating to, or arising from intuition
"The greatest scientific thinkers are those who rely on sudden intuitive flashes to solve problems" (Andrew Weil).

Instinctive

Arising from impulse or natural inclination; done without thought or conscious effort; spontaneous
An instinctive sympathy for the downtrodden.
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Intuitive

Possessing or demonstrating intuition
An intuitive thinker.

Instinctive

Being such by natural inclination rather than conscious effort or study
"Both men were instinctive masters at seizing unexpected openings and turning them into victories" (Nick Kotz).

Intuitive

Easily understood and simple to use
A web browser with an intuitive interface.

Instinctive

Related to or prompted by instinct.

Intuitive

Spontaneous, without requiring conscious thought.
The intuitive response turned out to be correct.

Instinctive

Driven by impulse, spontaneous and without thinking.
When approached by a stranger, Jared clenched his fists in an instinctive manner.

Intuitive

Easily understood or grasped by intuition.
Designing software with an intuitive interface can be difficult.

Instinctive

Of or pertaining to instinct; derived from, or prompted by, instinct; of the nature of instinct; determined by natural impulse or propensity; acting or produced without reasoning, deliberation, instruction, or experience; spontaneous.
With taste instinctive giveEach grace appropriate.
Have we had instinctive intimations of the death of some absent friends?

Intuitive

Having a marked degree of intuition.

Instinctive

Unthinking; prompted by (or as if by) instinct;
A cat's natural aversion to water
Offering to help was as instinctive as breathing

Intuitive

One who has (especially parapsychological) intuition.

Intuitive

Seeing clearly; as, an intuitive view; intuitive vision.

Intuitive

Knowing, or perceiving, by intuition; capable of knowing without deduction or reasoning.
Whence the soulReason receives, and reason is her being,Discursive, or intuitive.

Intuitive

Received, reached, obtained, or perceived, by intuition; as, intuitive judgment or knowledge; - opposed to deductive.

Intuitive

Spontaneously derived from or prompted by a natural tendency;
An intuitive revulsion

Intuitive

Obtained through intuition rather than from reasoning or observation

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