Analysis Complete

impulsive

/ impulsive /
adjective satellite

Definitions & Examples

adjective satellite Sense 1
without forethought
"letting him borrow her car was an impulsive act that she immediately regretted"
Similar:
unpremeditated
adjective satellite Sense 2
proceeding from natural feeling or impulse without external stimulus
"an impulsive gesture of affection"
Similar:
spontaneous self-generated
adjective satellite Sense 3
characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or deliberation
"a hotheaded decision"
"liable to such impulsive acts as hugging strangers"
"an impetuous display of spending and gambling"
"madcap escapades"; (`brainish'' is archaic)"
Similar:
incautious
Domain:
archaism archaicism
adjective satellite Sense 4
determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason
"a capricious refusal"
"authoritarian rulers are frequently capricious"
"the victim of whimsical persecutions"
Similar:
arbitrary
adjective satellite Sense 5
having the power of driving or impelling
"a driving personal ambition"
"the driving force was his innate enthusiasm"
"an impulsive force"
Similar:
dynamic dynamical
Semantic Complexity
62%
Sense Count
5
Total Synonyms
7
Total Relationships
7
Times Searched
2
Relationship Distribution

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Related Words

unpremeditated spontaneous self-generated incautious arbitrary dynamic dynamical