Synonyms for impetuous
- adjective
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Adjective
1. Impulsive
hot-headed, impulsive, reckless, hasty, violent, devil-may-care, brash, rash, tempestuous, boisterous, fiery, furious, forceful, wild, fierce, impassioned, passionate, vehement, wanton, precipitate, eager, headlong
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Definitions
- adj. 1
Making arbitrary decisions, especially in an impulsive and forceful manner.
Related words
- Word family
- impetuosity impetuously impetuousness
Example sentences
- reckless We tried to restrain him from his reckless action.
- hasty Don't draw a hasty conclusion from what you see now.
- impulsive Impulsive people are more prone to procrastination.
By length
- 4 letters
- wild1, rash1
- 5 letters
- eager2, fiery3, hasty2, brash1
- 6 letters
- fierce1, wanton2
- 7 letters
- violent3, furious3
- 8 letters
- reckless2, forceful2, headlong2, vehement3
- 9 letters
- impulsive3
- 10 letters
- passionate3, boisterous3
- 11 letters
- impassioned3, precipitate4, tempestuous4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (eager2 = 2 syllables).