Synonyms & related words for instinctual

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Words related to instinctual

Explore words related to instinctual — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include instinctivity, instinctive, instinctually, instinct, instinctively, nonrational, unreasoningly, intuition. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does instinctual come from?

The word instinctual breaks down into 3 roots of Latin origin: in-, from Latin in (“toward”); stinct, from Latin stinguere (“to prick, goad”); and -ual, from Latin alis (“relating to”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.