| ADJECTIVE | all | impulsive, unprompted | proceeding from natural feeling or impulse without external stimulus |
|---|---|---|---|
| all | impulsive | without forethought | |
| all | impulsive, driving | having the power of driving or impelling | |
| all | impulsive, capricious, whimsical | determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason | |
| all | impulsive, hotheaded, impetuous, madcap, tearaway, brainish | characterized by undue haste / haste and lack of thought or deliberation |
| Sounds | ihmpah'lsihv | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abortive ... vituperative: 304 rhymes with ihv... | |
| Meaning | proceeding from natural feeling or impulse without external stimulus. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "an impulsive gesture of affection" | |
| Synonym | unprompted | |
| Broader | spontaneous, self-generated | happening / happening or arising without apparent external cause |
| Spanish | espontáneo, impulsivo | |
| Catalan | impulsiu | |
| Nouns | impulsiveness | the trait of acting suddenly on impulse without reflection |
| Meaning | Without forethought. | |
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| Example | "letting him borrow her car was an impulsive act that she immediately regretted" | |
| Broader | unpremeditated | not premeditated |
| Spanish | impulsivo | |
| Nouns | impulsiveness | the trait of acting suddenly on impulse without reflection |
| Meaning | Having the power of driving or impelling. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "an impulsive force" | |
| Synonym | driving | |
| Broader | dynamic, dynamical | Characterized by action or forcefulness or force of personality |
| Spanish | impulsivo, impulsor | |
| Catalan | impulsor | |
| Verbs | impel | urge or force (a person) to an action |
| Meaning | Determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | capricious, whimsical | |
| Broader | arbitrary | Based on or subject to individual discretion or preference or sometimes impulse or caprice |
| Spanish | caprichoso, impulsivo | |
| Nouns | impulsiveness | the trait of acting suddenly on impulse without reflection |
| Meaning | Characterized by undue haste / haste and lack of thought or deliberation; ('brainish' is archaic). | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "liable to such impulsive acts as hugging strangers" | |
| Synonyms | hotheaded, impetuous, madcap, tearaway, brainish | |
| Broader | incautious | lacking in caution |
| Usage of | archaism, archaicism | The use of an archaic expression |
| Spanish | impetuoso, impulsivo, irreflexivo | |
| Catalan | impetuós, impulsiu, irreflexiu | |
| Nouns | impulsiveness | the trait of acting suddenly on impulse without reflection |
| Adverbs | impulsively | in an impulsive or impetuous way |
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