| 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*, gone off deep end,
hasty, headlong, hot-and-cold,
impetuous,
instinctive,
intuitive, involuntary, jumping the gun,
mad, offhand,
passionate,
precipitate,
quick,
rash,
spontaneous,
sudden,
swift, unconsidered,
unexpected, unmeditated,
unpredictable, unpremeditated, unprompted, up-and-down,
violent, winging it
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| 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, premeditative, thoughtful, wise
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* = informal/non-formal usage
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