A reflexive pronoun is a pronoun that is preceded or followed by the noun, adjective, adverb or pronoun to which it refers (its antecedent) within the same clause.n languages with a distinct reflexive pronoun form, it is often gender-neutral. A reflexive pronoun is a special kind of pronoun that is usually used when the object of a sentence is the same as the subject. Each personal pronoun (such as I, you and she) has its own reflexive form: 1  I — myself (intensive).