Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with instinctive in American Collocation
almost
completely
largely
purely
It was a purely instinctive thing that made me love him.
feeling or understanding
dislike
fear
feel
feeling
grasp
hatred
sense
sympathy
understanding
He had an instinctive feel for what was important and what was not.
behaviour
ability
behaviour
reaction
response
tendency
The instinctive response to such a dilemma is to try and find a course of action that doesn’t make it worse.