Thesaurus / impulsive
other words for impulsive
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- abrupt
- hasty
- impetuous
- instinctive
- offhand
- passionate
- spontaneous
- violent
- ad-lib
- automatic
- careless
- devil-may-care
- emotional
- extemporaneous
- flaky
- gone off deep end
- headlong
- hot-and-cold
- intuitive
- involuntary
- jumping the gun
- mad
- precipitate
- quick
- rash
- sudden
- swift
- unconsidered
- unexpected
- unmeditated
- unpredictable
- unpremeditated
- unprompted
- up-and-down
- winging it
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In his childlike, impulsive fashion he had not thought of the future when he adopted Jean.
THE JOYOUS ADVENTURES OF ARISTIDE PUJOLWILLIAM J. LOCKE
Eloquent in speech, warm-hearted and impulsive, he found it difficult to resist a joke, even at the expense of his friend.
I made an impulsive forward movement, but Dr. Silence instantly dragged me back.
THREE MORE JOHN SILENCE STORIESALGERNON BLACKWOOD
This habit is an outcome of our frank, impulsive character; but the Scotch would be slow in appreciating it.
FRIEND MAC DONALDMAX O'RELL
In their habits they resembled children, being sensitive and impulsive, fond of play, and very quick in their motions.
MAN AND HIS ANCESTORCHARLES MORRIS
She was so far from being so that Mr. Gryce was taken unawares, and for once in his life became impulsive.
THE CIRCULAR STUDYANNA KATHARINE GREEN
She was very fond of the aristocratic, lonely old man with an impulsive kindliness which was deep in her nature.
THE WOMAN GIVESOWEN JOHNSON
He was perhaps a little too thoughtless and impulsive, though generous-hearted enough.
THE UNDERWORLDJAMES C. WELSH
With a quick little impulsive movement, Genevieve stepped to the new boy's side, and held out a frankly cordial hand.
THE SUNBRIDGE GIRLS AT SIX STAR RANCHELEANOR H. (ELEANOR HODGMAN) PORTER
Frances is an impulsive little creature, but she is old enough to understand that she should be discreet.
ROBIN REDBREASTMARY LOUISA MOLESWORTH
WORDS RELATED TO IMPULSIVE
- any way the wind blows
- arbitrary
- blowing hot and cold
- careless
- changeful
- contrary
- crotchety
- effervescent
- erratic
- every which way
- fanciful
- fickle
- fitful
- flaky
- flighty
- freakish
- gaga
- helter-skelter
- humorsome
- impulsive
- inconstant
- kinky
- lubricious
- mercurial
- moody
- mutable
- notional
- odd
- picky
- punchy
- queer
- quirky
- temperamental
- ticklish
- unpredictable
- unreasonable
- unstable
- up and down
- vagarious
- variable
- volatile
- wayward
- whimsical
- yo-yo
- agitated
- capricious
- changeful
- commutative
- convertible
- fickle
- fitful
- flighty
- fluctuating
- fluid
- impulsive
- inconstant
- indecisive
- irregular
- irresolute
- irresponsible
- kaleidoscopic
- mercurial
- mobile
- movable
- mutable
- permutable
- protean
- restless
- reversible
- revocable
- shifting
- skittish
- spasmodic
- transformable
- transitional
- uncertain
- unpredictable
- unreliable
- unsettled
- unstable
- unsteady
- vacillating
- vagrant
- variable
- variant
- varying
- versatile
- volatile
- wavering
- whimsical
- adventuresome
- audacious
- bold
- brassy
- brave
- cheeky
- cocky
- courageous
- crusty
- fearless
- fire eating
- foolhardy
- forward
- game
- go for broke
- gritty
- gutsy
- gutty
- hot shot
- impudent
- impulsive
- intrepid
- nervy
- obtrusive
- out on a limb
- plucky
- rash
- reckless
- salty
- smart
- smart-alecky
- spunky
- temerarious
- valiant
- venturesome
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