Your impetuous remarks about us seem to have rung down the curtain on our good relationship.
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Impetuous
//imˈpɛt͡ʃuəs//
Synonyms for "impetuous" (263 found)
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Closest matches (53)
Strong matches (79)
Adjective(5 words)
electrifyingenergeticenterprisingenthusiasticephemeralerraticevanescentexcitedfadingfast and loosefervidficklefiercefieryfitfulfleetingflickeringflightyflittingfluctuating
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fly-by-nightflyingfoolhardyfoolishforciblefragilefrailfreakishfretfulfrettingfugaciousfugitivefull of pepfuriousgiddygo gogo-goharum scarumharum-scarumheadlongheartyhopped uphopped-uphurriedimpassionedimpatientimpermanentimprovidentimprudentin a latherin a stewin a sweatincisiveinconsistentinconstantindecisiveindiscreetinfirminsubstantialintenseirregularirresoluteirresponsiblekeenkineticlivelylivinglustymadmazymercurial
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mettlesomemomentarymoodymortalmutablenerve-shatteringnondurablenonpermanentoffhandon edgeovereageroverenthusiasticoverhastyoverzealouspantingpassingpassionatepell-mellpeppyperishable
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precipitantprecipitateprecipitousquickramblingrapidrecklessrestiverestlessrobustrovingrushingscatterbrainedshapelessshiftingshiftyshockingshort livedshort-livedshufflingsimmeringslap-bangslapdashsmackingsnappyspankingspasmodicspeedyspinelessspiritedspontaneousspur-of-the-momentsquirmingsquirmystartlingstormystrenuousstrongsuddensurprisingswifttake chargetake-chargetake-overtempestuoustemporaltemporarytornadictransienttransitivetransitorytrenchantunaccountableunanticipateduncertainuncontrolledundependableundisciplinedundurableuneasyunenduringunexpectedunfixedunforeseenunlooked forunlooked-forunpatientunplannedunpredictableunpredictedunpremeditatedunquietunreflectiveunreliableunrestrainedunsettledunstableunstable as waterunstaidunsteadfastunsteadyunthinkingvacillatingvagrantvariablevehementvibrantvicissitudinaryvicissitudinousvigorousviolentvivaciousvividvolatilevolcanicwanderingwantonwaveringwaverywavywaywardwhimsicalwildwishy washywishy-washyzestfulzestyzippy
Adjective(1 words)
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Synonyms
4 entriesderived
4 entriesrelated to
1 entriessimilar
3 entriesTranslations
89 translations across 27 languages.
Ancient Greek
3 entries- θούριος adj (characterized by sudden and violent force)
- θοῦρος adj (characterized by sudden and violent force)
- ὁρμητικός adj (describing one who makes arbitrary decisions)
Armenian
4 entries- բուռն adj (characterized by sudden and violent force)
- իմպուլսիվ adj (describing one who makes arbitrary decisions)
- պոռթկուն adj (characterized by sudden and violent force)
- սրընթաց adj (characterized by sudden and violent force)
Basque
3 entries- odolbero adj (describing one who makes arbitrary decisions)
- oldar handiko adj (describing one who makes arbitrary decisions)
- oldartsu adj (describing one who makes arbitrary decisions)
Bulgarian
4 entries- буен adj (characterized by sudden and violent force)
- импулсивен adj (describing one who makes arbitrary decisions)
- необуздан adj (characterized by sudden and violent force)
- прибързан adj (describing one who makes arbitrary decisions)
Catalan
2 entries- impetuós adj (describing one who makes arbitrary decisions)
- impetuós adj (characterized by sudden and violent force)
Czech
4 entries- impulzivní adj (describing one who makes arbitrary decisions)
- neuvážený adj (describing one who makes arbitrary decisions)
- unáhlený adj (describing one who makes arbitrary decisions)
- zbrklý adj (describing one who makes arbitrary decisions)
Danish
4 entries- fremfusende adj (characterized by sudden and violent force)
- heftig adj (characterized by sudden and violent force)
- impulsiv adj (describing one who makes arbitrary decisions)
- opfarende adj (characterized by sudden and violent force)
Dutch
4 entries- bruusk adj (characterized by sudden and violent force)
- gewelddadig adj (characterized by sudden and violent force)
- impulsief adj (describing one who makes arbitrary decisions)
- onstuimig adj (characterized by sudden and violent force)
Finnish
4 entries- kiihkeä adj (describing one who makes arbitrary decisions)
- kiihkeä adj (characterized by sudden and violent force)
- kiivas adj (describing one who makes arbitrary decisions)
- raju adj (describing one who makes arbitrary decisions)
French
4 entries- brusque adj (characterized by sudden and violent force)
- brutal adj (characterized by sudden and violent force)
- impulsif adj (describing one who makes arbitrary decisions)
- impétueux adj (characterized by sudden and violent force)
German
4 entries- brüsk adj (characterized by sudden and violent force)
- heftig adj (characterized by sudden and violent force)
- impulsiv adj (describing one who makes arbitrary decisions)
- leidenschaftlich adj (describing one who makes arbitrary decisions)
Hungarian
2 entries- hirtelen adj (describing one who makes arbitrary decisions)
- indulatos adj (characterized by sudden and violent force)
Irish
1 entries- tobann adj (describing one who makes arbitrary decisions)
Italian
2 entries- impulsivo adj (describing one who makes arbitrary decisions)
- irruente adj (characterized by sudden and violent force)
Māori
4 entries- kowheta adj (describing one who makes arbitrary decisions)
- manawarere adj (describing one who makes arbitrary decisions)
- taikaha adj (characterized by sudden and violent force)
- takahorohoro adj (describing one who makes arbitrary decisions)
Norwegian
1 entries- impulsstyrt adj (describing one who makes arbitrary decisions)
Norwegian Bokmål
3 entries- brysk adj (characterized by sudden and violent force)
- fremfusende adj (characterized by sudden and violent force)
- oppfarende adj (characterized by sudden and violent force)
Occitan
1 entries- impetuós adj (characterized by sudden and violent force)
Polish
3 entries- impulsywny adj (describing one who makes arbitrary decisions)
- porywczy adj (describing one who makes arbitrary decisions)
- zapalczywy adj (describing one who makes arbitrary decisions)
Portuguese
3 entries- brusco adj (characterized by sudden and violent force)
- impetuoso adj (describing one who makes arbitrary decisions)
- impetuoso adj (characterized by sudden and violent force)
Romanian
2 entries- impetuos adj (describing one who makes arbitrary decisions)
- impetuos adj (characterized by sudden and violent force)
Russian
4 entries- опроме́тчивый adj (describing one who makes arbitrary decisions)
- поры́вистый adj (characterized by sudden and violent force)
- поспе́шный adj (describing one who makes arbitrary decisions)
- стреми́тельный adj (characterized by sudden and violent force)
Sanskrit
1 entries- अमवत् adj (describing one who makes arbitrary decisions)
Slovak
3 entries- impulzívny adj (describing one who makes arbitrary decisions)
- prudký adj (characterized by sudden and violent force)
- zbrklý adj (describing one who makes arbitrary decisions)
Spanish
4 entries- brusco adj (characterized by sudden and violent force)
- brutal adj (characterized by sudden and violent force)
- impetuoso adj (describing one who makes arbitrary decisions)
- impetuoso adj (characterized by sudden and violent force)
Tagalog
2 entries- mapusok adj (describing one who makes arbitrary decisions)
- mapusok adj (characterized by sudden and violent force)
Yoruba
2 entries- oníwàdùwàdù adj (describing one who makes arbitrary decisions)
- oníwàdùwàdù adj (characterized by sudden and violent force)
Sample sentences
23 total sentences available.
Tom is a solid and determined man, but sometimes he's as impetuous as a river of molten lava.
Source: tatoeba (1667974)
She's so impetuous; I wish she would consider things before acting.
Source: tatoeba (4084534)
Don't be so impetuous.
Source: tatoeba (5807904)
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