impetuousadjective
uk/ɪmˈpetʃ.u.əs/us/ɪmˈpetʃ.u.əs/likely to do something suddenly, without considering the results of your actions:
He's so impetuous - why can't he think things over before he rushes into them?
said or done suddenly, without considering the likely results:
The governor may now be regretting her impetuous promise to reduce unemployment by half.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Doing things without fear or proper thought
- bravado
- daredevil
- desperado
- devil-may-care
- foolhardy
- impulsive
- impulsiveness
- lemming
- like lemmings idiom
- like there is/was no tomorrow idiom
- precipitation
- rash
- second thought
- snap
- thought
- throw
- throw caution to the wind/winds idiom
- tomorrow
- trigger-happy
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impetuously
adverb uk/ɪmˈpetʃ.u.əs.li/us/ɪmˈpetʃ.u.əs.li/
impetuousness
noun [ U ] uk/ɪmˈpetʃ.u.əs.nəs/us/ɪmˈpetʃ.u.əs.nəs/formal also impetuosity,