impulsive

[im-puhl-siv] / ɪmˈpʌl sɪv /

ADJECTIVE

tending to act without thought

Synonyms

STRONGEST

abrupt hasty impetuous instinctive offhand passionate spontaneous violent

WEAK

ad-lib automatic careless devil-may-care emotional extemporaneous flaky gone off deep end headlong hot-and-cold intuitive involuntary jumping the gun mad precipitate quick rash sudden swift unconsidered unexpected unmeditated unpredictable unpremeditated unprompted up-and-down winging it

Antonyms

STRONGEST

calm deliberate planned sensible

WEAK

cautious considering heedful premeditative thoughtful wise

Example Sentences

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Symptoms can vary widely, with some individuals primarily experiencing inattentiveness, while others show more hyperactive or impulsive behavior, or a combination of both.

From Science Daily

With about one in six Parkinson's patients on the drugs affected by impulsive behaviour of some kind, the side effects would be classed as "very common".

From BBC

A resulting court case would hear Andrew's impulsive behaviour was caused by medication he was being prescribed for Parkinson's disease.

From BBC

The judge said Harris's actions were not impulsive but "calculating", while Donachie was told he could leave the dock as he had already spent six months in prison on remand.

From BBC

The initial results didn’t describe me: difficulty holding down a job; impulsive; unfinished projects; car accidents; a life of chaos!

From The Wall Street Journal

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