reflexivelyadverb
uk/rɪˈflek.sɪv.li/us/rɪˈflek.sɪv.li/in a way that is caused by an uncontrolled physical reaction:
My arm went up reflexively.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Reacting and responding
- backlash
- bite
- bite back (at sb/sth)
- chain reaction
- counteract
- greet
- knob
- react
- reactive
- recoil
- respond
- response
- responsive
- rise
- rise to the occasion/challenge idiom
- sensitive
- shock wave
- strike
- wake (sb) up
- worm
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