Definitions

impetuous

[im-pech-oo-uhs] / ɪmˈpɛtʃ u əs /

ADJECTIVE

acting without thinking

Synonyms

STRONGEST

ardent impulsive

WEAK

abrupt eager fervid fierce furious going off deep end hasty headlong hurried impassioned passionate precipitant precipitate precipitous rash restive rushing spontaneous spur-of-the-moment subitaneous sudden swift unbridled unexpected unplanned unpremeditated unreflecting unrestrained unthinking vehement violent

Antonyms

WEAK

calm cautious circumspect considerate reflective sensible thoughtful wise

Example Sentences

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Impetuous decisions are to Don as spinach is to Popeye.

From Slate • May 6, 2013

Impetuous and wiry, the performance opened with an undulant sway that was instantly seductive; the third movement brought quiet playing of an integrity and intensity that proved utterly gripping.

From New York Times • Apr. 15, 2012

Impetuous, Herr Bugg-Moe fired upon the squirrel without pondering his aim.

From Time Magazine Archive

Impetuous Vlado Dedijer listened for only two minutes, challenged the commission's charges and then stormed out of the room.

From Time Magazine Archive

Impetuous, fiery, and caustic, gifted with inexhaustible memory, and brimming over with barbed sarcasm, he was often misunderstood and disliked in the outer world, but invariably beloved by those who knew him intimately.

From Baron Bruno Or, the Unbelieving Philosopher, and Other Fairy Stories by Morgan, Louisa

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