English adjective: impulsive | |||
1. | impulsive proceeding from natural feeling or impulse without external stimulus | ||
Samples | An impulsive gesture of affection. | ||
Synonyms | unprompted | ||
Similar | self-generated, spontaneous | ||
Antonyms | induced | ||
2. | impulsive without forethought | ||
Samples | Letting him borrow her car was an impulsive act that she immediately regretted. | ||
Similar | unpremeditated | ||
Antonyms | premeditated | ||
3. | impulsive having the power of driving or impelling | ||
Samples | A driving personal ambition. The driving force was his innate enthusiasm. An impulsive force. | ||
Synonyms | driving | ||
Similar | dynamic, dynamical | ||
Antonyms | adynamic, undynamic | ||
4. | impulsive determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason | ||
Samples | A capricious refusal. Authoritarian rulers are frequently capricious. The victim of whimsical persecutions. | ||
Synonyms | capricious, whimsical | ||
Similar | arbitrary | ||
Antonyms | nonarbitrary, unarbitrary | ||
5. | impulsive characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or deliberation | ||
Samples | A hotheaded decision. Liable to such impulsive acts as hugging strangers. An impetuous display of spending and gambling. Madcap escapades. | ||
Synonyms | brainish, hotheaded, impetuous, madcap, tearaway | ||
Similar | incautious | ||
Domain usage | archaicism, archaism | ||
Antonyms | cautious | ||