impulsive
adjective /ɪmˈpʌl.sɪv/Definition
C2 showing behaviour in which you do things suddenly without any planning and without considering the effects they may have: Don't be so impulsive - think before you act. an impulsive man/decision/gestureDoing things without fear or proper thought impulsively /-li/ adverb Doing things without fear or proper thought
(Definition of impulsive adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- bravado noun
- desperado noun
- devil-may-care adjective
- foolhardy adjective
- heroics noun
- hothead noun
- impetuous adjective
- like lemmings idiom
- like there is/was no tomorrow idiom
- precipitate adjective
- precipitately adverb
- precipitation noun (QUICK ACTION)
- rash adjective
- reckless adjective
- second thought noun
- snap adjective
- throw caution to the wind/winds idiom
- trigger-happy adjective
- with no thought for sth idiom
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