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im·pul·sive
 impulsive
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- pronunciation:
- ihm
puhl
sihv
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Word Explorer
part of speech: |
adjective |
definition 1: |
motivated by spontaneous wishes and needs rather than careful thought.
He asked his friend to come with him to buy a suit because he knows he's impulsive when he shops.- synonyms:
- capricious, impetuous, instinctive, spontaneous
- antonyms:
- cautious, circumspect
- similar words:
- extemporaneous, offhand, precipitate, rash, reckless, thoughtless, unpredictable
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definition 2: |
done as a result of spontaneous wishes and needs.
The green leather pants were an impulsive purchase.
- synonyms:
- capricious, impetuous, instinctive, offhand, spontaneous
- antonyms:
- deliberate, premeditated
- similar words:
- extemporaneous, impromptu, precipitate, rash, reckless, snap, sudden, thoughtless, wayward
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definition 3: |
having the power to provoke action or movement; forceful.
- synonyms:
- compelling, forceful, forcible, powerful
- similar words:
- driving, dynamic
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related words: |
ad-lib, brute, capricious, dizzy, fickle, flighty, ill-advised, mad, quick, temperamental, whimsical |
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derivations: |
impulsively (adv.), impulsiveness (n.) |
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