Related Searches
on Ask.com
Impulsive - 20 thesaurus results
| Main Entry: | impulsive |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | tending to act without thought |
| Synonyms: | abrupt, ad-lib*, automatic, careless, devil-may-care*, emotional, extemporaneous, flaky*, hasty, headlong, impetuous, instinctive, intuitive, involuntary, mad, offhand, passionate, precipitate, quick, rash, spontaneous, sudden, swift, unexpected, unpredictable, unpremeditated, up-and-down*, violent, gone off deep end, hot-and-cold, jumping the gun, unconsidered, unmeditated, unprompted, winging it |
| Notes: | a compulsive eater is compelled by an exterior force to eat and eats constantly; an impulsive eater is impelled (has an impulse) to eat, occurring sporadically, and eats only from time to time |
| Antonyms: | cautious, considering, heedful, thoughtful, wise, premeditative |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | capricious |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | given to sudden behavior change |
| Synonyms: | arbitrary, careless, contrary, crotchety, effervescent, erratic, every which way*, fanciful, fickle, fitful, flaky*, flighty, freakish, helter-skelter*, impulsive, inconstant, kinky*, mercurial, moody, mutable, odd, picky*, punchy*, queer, quirky, temperamental, ticklish, unpredictable, unreasonable, unstable, variable, volatile, wayward, whimsical, any way the wind blows, blowing hot and cold, changeful, gaga, humorsome, lubricious, notional, up and down, vagarious, yo-yo |
| Antonyms: | constant, dependable, sensible, staid, steadfast, steady |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | changeable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | erratic |
| Synonyms: | agitated, capricious, convertible, fickle, fitful, flighty, fluid, impulsive, inconstant, indecisive, irregular, irresolute, irresponsible, kaleidoscopic, mercurial, mobile, movable, mutable, restless, skittish, spasmodic, uncertain, unpredictable, unreliable, unsettled, unstable, unsteady, vacillating, vagrant, variable, variant, varying, versatile, volatile, wavering, whimsical, changeful, commutative, fluctuating, permutable, protean, reversible, revocable, shifting, transformable, transitional |
| Antonyms: | certain, changeless, constant, fixed, lasting, reliable, stable, steady, sure, unchangeable, undeviating |
| Main Entry: | daring |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | adventurous |
| Synonyms: | audacious, bold, brassy*, brave, cheeky, cocky, courageous, crusty, fearless, foolhardy, forward, game, gritty, gutsy*, impudent, impulsive, intrepid, nervy, obtrusive, out on a limb*, plucky, rash, reckless, salty*, smart, spunky*, temerarious, valiant, venturesome, adventuresome, fire eating, go for broke, gutty, hot shot, smart-alecky |
| Antonyms: | afraid, bashful, chicken, cowardly, fearful, meek, shy, timid, unwilling, unadventurous |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | emotional |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | demonstrative about feelings |
| Synonyms: | affecting, ardent, disturbed, ecstatic, enthusiastic, excitable, exciting, fanatical, feeling, fervent, fervid, fickle, fiery, heartwarming, heated, histrionic, hysterical, impassioned, impetuous, impulsive, irrational, moving, nervous, overwrought, passionate, pathetic, poignant, responsive, sensitive, sentient, sentimental, spontaneous, stirring, susceptible, temperamental, tender, thrilling, touching, warm, zealous, emotive, falling apart, hot-blooded, roused, stirred, tear-jerking |
| Antonyms: | physical |
| Main Entry: | excitable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | easily upset or inspired |
| Synonyms: | demonstrative, edgy, emotional, enthusiastic, fidgety, fierce, fiery, hasty, high-strung, hot-tempered, hysterical, impatient, impetuous, impulsive, inflammable, intolerant, irascible, mercurial, moody, nervous, neurotic, passionate, peevish, quick, quick-tempered, rash, reckless, restless, sensitive, skittish, susceptible, temperamental, testy, touchy, uncontrolled, uneasy, vehement, violent, volatile, agitable, alarmable, galvanic, hot-headed, overzealous, short fused, volcanic |
| Antonyms: | calm, easy, insensitive, laid-back, passive, uninspired, easy-going, unexcitable |
| Main Entry: | fanatical |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | overenthusiastic |
| Synonyms: | biased, bigoted, burning*, contumacious, credulous, devoted, dogmatic, domineering, enthusiastic, erratic, extreme, fervent, feverish, fiery, frenzied, headstrong, immoderate, impassioned, impulsive, incorrigible, infatuated, mad, narrow-minded, obsessed, obstinate, opinionated, partial, partisan, passionate, possessed, prejudiced, rabid, radical, raving, single-minded, stubborn, unruly, violent, visionary, wild, willful, zealous, bugged, high on, monomaniacal, nuts for, obsessive, turned on |
| Antonyms: | disinterested, dispassionate, impartial, unenthusiastic |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | fiery |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | passionate; on fire |
| Synonyms: | ablaze, afire, alight, blazing, burning, choleric, combustible, enthusiastic, excitable, febrile, fervid, feverish, fierce, flaming, flickering, flushed, glowing, heated, hot, hot-tempered*, impassioned, impetuous, impulsive, inflamed, intense, irascible, irritable, madcap, peppery, precipitate, red-hot*, spirited, unrestrained, vehement, violent, aflame, agitable, conflagrant, fevered, flaring, hot-blooded, hot-headed, igneous, ignited, in flames, perfervid |
| Antonyms: | cold, cool, dull, flat, impassive, subdued |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | fitful |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | irregular, sporadic |
| Synonyms: | broken, capricious, catchy*, changeable, desultory, disturbed, erratic, flickering, haphazard, hit-or-miss*, impulsive, inconstant, intermittent, interrupted, periodic, random, recurrent, restive, restless, spasmodic, spotty, unstable, variable, bits and pieces, fluctuating, herky-jerky, on-again-off-again, shifting, spastic |
| Antonyms: | constant, continuous, even, regular, undisturbed, unvarying |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | flighty |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | fickle, irresponsible |
| Synonyms: | capricious, changeable, dizzy*, effervescent, empty-headed, featherbrained*, frivolous, giddy, harebrained*, impetuous, impulsive, inconstant, lightheaded, lively, mercurial, scatterbrained, silly, thoughtless, unbalanced, unstable, unsteady, volatile, whimsical, wild, airheaded, birdbrained, bubbleheaded, dingbat, dingdong, gaga, twit |
| Antonyms: | responsible |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | hasty |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | speedy; without much thought |
| Synonyms: | abrupt, agile, brash, breakneck*, brief, brisk, careless, cursory, eager, expeditious, fast, fiery, fleet, fleeting, foolhardy, headlong, heedless, hurried, ill-advised, impatient, impetuous, impulsive, incautious, inconsiderate, madcap*, on the double*, passing, perfunctory, precipitate, prompt, pronto*, quick, quickie, rapid, rash, reckless, rushed, short, slapdash*, snappy*, sudden, superficial, swift, thoughtless, urgent, PDQ, chop-chop*, harefooted, quickened, slambang |
| Antonyms: | delayed, lazy, slow, lingering, loitering |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | headlong |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | dangerous, reckless |
| Synonyms: | abrupt, brash, breakneck, daredevil, daring, foolhardy, hasty, hurried, impetuous, impulsive, inconsiderate, precipitate, rash, rough, rushing, sudden, tempestuous, thoughtless, precipitant |
| Antonyms: | careful, cautious, wary, thoughtfully |
| Main Entry: | headstrong |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | stubborn |
| Synonyms: | bullheaded*, contrary, determined, foolhardy, froward, hard-core*, hard-nosed, heedless, imprudent, impulsive, intractable, mulish, murder, obstinate, perverse, pig-headed*, rash, reckless, refractory, uncontrollable, ungovernable, unruly, unyielding, willful, hard-shell, locked-in, mule, self-willed, strong-minded |
| Antonyms: | calm, docile, moderate, obedient, submissive, tolerant |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | impetuous |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | acting without thinking |
| Synonyms: | abrupt, ardent, eager, fervid, fierce, furious, hasty, headlong, hurried, impassioned, impulsive, passionate, precipitate, precipitous, rash, restive, rushing, spontaneous, sudden, swift, unbridled, unexpected, unplanned, unpremeditated, unrestrained, unthinking, vehement, violent, going off deep end, precipitant, spur-of-the-moment, subitaneous, unreflecting |
| Antonyms: | calm, cautious, circumspect, considerate, reflective, sensible, thoughtful, wise |
| Main Entry: | incautious |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not careful |
| Synonyms: | any old way, bold, brash, careless, caught napping, devil-may-care*, fast-and-loose, foot-in-mouth, hasty, heedless, hotheaded*, ill-advised, ill-judged, impetuous, improvident, imprudent, impulsive, inconsiderate, indiscreet, injudicious, madcap*, neglectful, negligent, off guard, pay no mind, playing with fire, precipitate, rash, reckless, regardless, sticking one's neck out, thoughtless, unalert, unguarded, unmindful, unthinking, unvigilant, unwatchful, wary, wide open |
| Antonyms: | careful, cautious, discreet, thoughtful |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | inconstant |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | changeable |
| Synonyms: | capricious, erratic, fickle, flickering, impulsive, inconsistent, intermittent, irregular, irresolute, mercurial, uncertain, undependable, unreliable, unsettled, unstable, vacillating, variable, varying, volatile, wavering, changeful, fluctuating, shifting, waffling |
| Main Entry: | instinctive |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | reflex, automatic |
| Synonyms: | accustomed, by seat of one's pants, congenital, habitual, impulsive, inborn, ingrained, inherent, innate, instinctual, intrinsic, intuitional, intuitive, involuntary, knee-jerk*, mechanical, native, natural, normal, regular, rooted, second-nature, spontaneous, typical, unlearned, unmeditated, unpremeditated, unprompted, unthinking, visceral |
| Antonyms: | conscious, deliberate, meditated, reasonable, sensible |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | involuntary |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | automatic; not done willingly |
| Synonyms: | automatic, blind, compulsory, conditioned, forced, habitual, impulsive, instinctive, knee-jerk*, obligatory, reflex, reluctant, spontaneous, unconscious, uncontrolled, unintentional, unpremeditated, unthinking, unwilling, unwitting, begrudging, grudging, instinctual, reflexive, uncalculated, unintended, unmeditated, unprompted, will-less |
| Antonyms: | conscious, intentional, voluntary, unforced |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | mercurial |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | flighty, temperamental |
| Synonyms: | buoyant, capricious, changeable, effervescent, elastic, erratic, expansive, fickle, flaky, flip*, gay, impulsive, inconstant, irregular, irrepressible, lighthearted, lively, mad, mobile, movable, resilient, spirited, sprightly, ticklish, unpredictable, unstable, up-and-down*, variable, volatile, blowing hot and cold, bubbleheaded, fluctuating, gaga, lubricious, quicksilver, short-fuse, yo-yo |
| Antonyms: | calm, tranquil, unchangeable, unvarying, unperturbable |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | momentary |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | brief, fleeting |
| Synonyms: | cursory, dreamlike, ephemeral, evanescent, flitting*, flying, fugitive, hasty, impermanent, impulsive, instantaneous, passing, quick, short, short-lived, spasmodic, summary, temporary, transient, transitory, vanishing, volatile, flashing, fugacious, gone in flash, in wink of an eye, like lightning, shifting |
| Antonyms: | lasting, long-lasting, permanent, staying |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
Copyright © 2009 by the Philip Lief Group.
Cite This Source
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
Copyright © 2009 by the Philip Lief Group.
Cite This Source
Copyright © 2009, Dictionary.com, LLC. All rights reserved.
