| 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 |
| 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 |
| Main Entry: | indecisive |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | uncertain, indefinite |
Synonyms: |
astraddle, changeable, doubtful, faltering, halting, hemming and hawing, hesitant, hesitating, hot and cold, inconclusive, indeterminate, irresolute, of two minds, on the fence, tentative, unclear, undecided, undetermined, uneventful, unsettled, unstable, vacillating, waffling, wavering, weak-kneed, wishy-washy |
Antonyms: |
certain, decisive, definite, deliberate, determined, sure |
| Main Entry: | irresolute |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | indecisive |
Synonyms: |
changing, doubtful, doubting, faltering, fearful, fickle, fluctuating, halfhearted, halting, hesitant, hesitating, hot-and-cold, infirm, on-the-fence, shaky, tentative, timid, uncertain, undecided, undetermined, unsettled, unstable, unsteady, vacillating, waffling, wavering, weak, weak-kneed, wimpy, wishy-washy, wobbly |
Antonyms: |
definite, determined, obstinate, resolute, stubborn, unyielding, willful |
| Main Entry: | unresolved |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | uncertain; not settled |
Synonyms: |
betwixt and between, changing, doubtful, faltering, hesitant, hesitating, hot and cold, incomplete, indecisive, irresolute, moot, open to question, pending, problematical, pussyfooting, unanswered, unconcluded, undecided, undetermined, unfinished, unsettled, unsolved, up in the air, vacillating, vague, waffling |
Antonyms: |
certain, definite, resolved, settled, solved, sure |
| Main Entry: | wanton |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | careless |
Synonyms: |
capricious, changeable, devil-may-care, extravagant, fanciful, fickle, fitful, fluctuating, free, frivolous, heedless, hot and cold, immoderate, inconstant, intemperate, lavish, outrageous, prodigal, profuse, rash, reckless, spendthrift, spoiled, thriftless, unfettered, unreserved, unrestrained, up and down, variable, volatile, wasteful, whimsical, wild |
Antonyms: |
careful, observant, thoughtful, wise |
| Main Entry: | supererogative |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | wanton |
Synonyms: |
capricious, changeable, devil-may-care, extravagant, fanciful, fickle, fitful, fluctuating, free, frivolous, gratuitous, heedless, hot and cold, immoderate, inconstant, intemperate, lavish, outrageous, prodigal, profuse, rash, reckless, spendthrift, spoiled, supererogatory, thriftless, uncalled-for, unfettered, unreserved, unrestrained, up and down, variable, volatile, wasteful, whimsical, wild |
| Main Entry: | supererogatory |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | wanton |
Synonyms: |
capricious, changeable, devil-may-care, extravagant, fanciful, fickle, fitful, fluctuating, free, frivolous, gratuitous, heedless, hot and cold, immoderate, inconstant, intemperate, lavish, outrageous, prodigal, profuse, rash, reckless, spendthrift, spoiled, supererogative, thriftless, uncalled-for, unfettered, unreserved, unrestrained, up and down, variable, volatile, wasteful, whimsical, wild |