impulsive

impulsive is a 9-letter English word with 9 senses as adjective and noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Having the power of driving or impelling; giving an impulse; moving; impellent. Face value is 16 in Scrabble and 21 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

9 letters · Scrabble 16 · Words With Friends 21 · 9 senses

Definitions

1. adjective. Having the power of driving or impelling; giving an impulse; moving; impellent.
2. adjective. Actuated by impulse or by transient feelings.
3. adjective. Acting momentarily, or by impulse; not continuous; -- said of forces.
4. noun. That which impels or gives an impulse; an impelling agent.
5. adjective. characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or deliberation; (`brainish' is archaic)

   "a hotheaded decision"

   "liable to such impulsive acts as hugging strangers"

   Synonyms: brainish, hotheaded, impetuous, madcap, tearaway

6. adjective. determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason

   "a capricious refusal"

   "authoritarian rulers are frequently capricious"

   Synonyms: capricious, whimsical

7. adjective. having the power of driving or impelling

   "a driving personal ambition"

   "the driving force was his innate enthusiasm"

   Synonyms: driving

8. adjective. without forethought

   "letting him borrow her car was an impulsive act that she immediately regretted"

9. adjective. proceeding from natural feeling or impulse without external stimulus

   "an impulsive gesture of affection"

   Synonyms: unprompted

Synonyms

brainish, hotheaded, impetuous, madcap, tearaway, capricious, whimsical, driving, unprompted

Common word forms

impulsively, impulsiveness

Words from these letters

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