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Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'impulsive' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (adj) impulsive, unprompted
proceeding from natural feeling or impulse without external stimulus
Synonyms: brainish, tearaway(a), impetuous, capricious, driving, unprompted, impulsive, madcap, hotheaded, whimsical
Antonyms: nonarbitrary, undynamic, premeditated, adynamic, induced, cautious, unarbitrary

2. (adj) impulsive
without forethought
Synonyms: brainish, tearaway(a), impetuous, capricious, driving, unprompted, madcap, hotheaded, whimsical
Antonyms: premeditated, adynamic, nonarbitrary, unarbitrary, cautious, induced, undynamic

3. (adj) driving, impulsive
having the power of driving or impelling
Synonyms: brainish, tearaway(a), impetuous, capricious, driving, unprompted, impulsive, madcap, hotheaded, whimsical
Antonyms: undynamic, nonarbitrary, induced, premeditated, cautious, unarbitrary, adynamic

4. (adj) capricious, impulsive, whimsical
determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason
Synonyms: brainish, capricious, tearaway(a), whimsical, impetuous, unprompted, freakish, driving, impulsive, madcap, hotheaded
Antonyms: unarbitrary, premeditated, induced, adynamic, cautious, nonarbitrary, undynamic

5. (adj) hotheaded, impulsive, impetuous, madcap, tearaway(a), brainish
characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or deliberation
Antonyms: premeditated, undynamic, unarbitrary, nonarbitrary, induced, cautious, adynamic


Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'impulsive' English Synonyms and Antonyms 

1. impulsive
That is spontaneous which is freely done, with no external compulsion and, in human actions, without special premeditation or distinct determination of the will; that is voluntary which is freely
Synonyms: spontaneous, automatic, impulsive, involuntary, voluntary, free, instinctive, unbidden, willing


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