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impulsive
adjective as in tending to act without thought
Strongest matches
abrupt, hasty, impetuous, instinctive, offhand, passionate, spontaneous, violent
Weak matches
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
Example Sentences
Research, though largely correlational, has shown that heavy exposure to screens at early ages is associated with inattention and impulsive behaviors, said Drew Cingel, an associate professor in UC Davis’ communication department who directs the university’s human development and media lab.
Ana first noticed her symptoms at school when she found that she was overly-distracted and impulsive.
Others predicted that Trump’s rallies in blue states would be failures that reflect the nature of Trump's impulsive and amateurish campaign.
“I was not at all surprised because he was a bigot. And he was impulsive. But I said, ‘I’m gonna get married no matter what you think.’”
The audience sees fragments of Alice's depression and impulsive decision-making in season one, but she's ultimately still the kid who had to grow up too fast.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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