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Instinctive vs Instinctual - What's the difference?

instinctive | instinctual | Synonyms |

Instinctual is a synonym of instinctive.



As adjectives the difference between instinctive and instinctual

is that instinctive is related to or prompted by instinct while instinctual is of, relating to, or derived from instinct.

instinctive

English

Adjective

(wikipedia instinctive) (en adjective)
  • related to or prompted by instinct
  • driven by impulse, spontaneous and without thinking.

    • instinctual

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Of, relating to, or derived from instinct.

    • Synonyms

    * instinctive