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 Prince George, now a retired lieutenant colonel, still wanders unremembered about the streets of Belgrade.

From Time Magazine Archive

Impetuous, he was apt to use a pickaxe.

From Time Magazine Archive

And as the water dropped from his beautiful countenance there were created three sublime deities—Ama Terassu, the Glory of High Heaven; Tsuki-Yomi-no-Kami, the Moon-Night-Possessor; and Susa, the Impetuous, the Lord of the Sea.

From Japanese Fairy Tales by James, Grace

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