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on impulse
adjective as in extemporaneous
Weak matches
adjective as in extemporaneous/extemporary
Weak matches
- ad hoc
- ad lib
- at first glance
- automatic
- by ear
- casual
- expedient
- extempore
- free
- immediate
- impromptu
- improv
- improvisatory
- improviso
- informal
- jamming
- made-up
- makeshift
- off the cuff
- off the top of head
- offhand
- on-the-spot
- snap
- spontaneous
- spur-of-the-moment
- taking for ride
- thought out loud
- tossed off
- tossed out
- unplanned
- unpremeditated
- unprepared
- unstudied
- winging it
adjective as in off-the-cuff
Weak matches
- ad hoc
- ad-lib
- automatic
- autoschediastic
- by ear
- casual
- expedient
- extemporary
- extempore
- fake
- free
- immediate
- impromptu
- improv
- improvisatory
- improvised
- improviso
- informal
- jamming
- made-up
- makeshift
- offhand
- on-the-spot
- snap
- spontaneous
- spur-of-the-moment
- toss off
- toss out
- unplanned
- unpremeditated
- unprepared
- unrehearsed
- unstudied
- winging it
adjective as in spur-of-the-moment
Example Sentences
It can make sufferers seem restless, and they may have trouble concentrating and can act on impulse, according to the NHS website.
Bardo’s public defender argued for second-degree murder, saying he had acted on impulse rather than with premeditation.
Steve Jones, defending, said that Barrett acknowledged the "spitefulness" of her actions, but that it was an offence committed "on impulse".
Gum’s bubble burst during the COVID-19 pandemic, when masks and social distancing made bad breath less of a worry and fewer people spent on impulse buys.
"My interpretation of it is that Harry acted on impulse and felt he must see his father face-to-face when he heard the news," she adds.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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