Vocabulary
Impulsive
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
acting or done without forethought.
Urdu meaning
من کی خواہش پر، من مانا، اکسایا ہوا
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- Trump is largely a known quantity, but then he is also unpredictable and impulsive.
- It remains to be seen whether the PDM has earned itself breathing room for its future politics and, if so, how much space and for how long; the power holders are impulsive and lose interest if political actors take divergent steps.
- It remains to be seen whether the PDM has earned itself breathing room for its future politics and, if so, how much space and for how long; the power holders are impulsive and lose interest if political actors take divergent steps.
Synonyms
impetuous, spontaneous, hasty, passionate, emotional, uninhibited, unrepressed
Antonyms
cautious, premeditated
Curator example
“they’d married as impulsive teenagers”
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