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Unintentional vs Instinctive - What's the difference?

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As adjectives the difference between unintentional and instinctive

is that unintentional is not intended or deliberate; inadvertent; unwitting while instinctive is related to or prompted by instinct.

unintentional

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Not intended or deliberate; inadvertent; unwitting

    • Antonyms

    * intentional

    Derived terms

    * unintentionality * unintentionally

    instinctive

    English

    Adjective

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