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impetuous
Synonyms and Antonyms of impetuous
- He's always been an impetuous young man, rushing into things without asking questions first.
- made an impetuous decision
brash, brazen, daredevil, foolhardy, heedless, hotheaded, imprudent, impulsive, incautious, madcap, overbold, overconfident, rash, reckless, thoughtless, wild
bold, brave, courageous, dauntless, doughty, fearless, gallant, greathearted, gutsy, gutty, heroic (also heroical), intrepid, lionhearted, stalwart, stout, stouthearted, undauntable, undaunted, valiant, valorous
adventuresome, adventurous, audacious, daring, dashing, hardy, venturesome, venturous
crazy, foolish, half-witted, insane, lunatic, mad, nutty
comforted, emboldened, encouraged, heartened, reassured, unafraid
careful, cautious, heedful, prudent, unadventurous
diffident, mousy (or mousey), scary, shy, skittish, timid
anxious, apprehensive, nervous
afraid, agitated, disconcerted, disquieted, disturbed, frightened, horrified, panicked, panic-stricken, perturbed, scared, shocked, spooked, startled, terrified, terrorized, unnerved
chicken, chickenhearted, chicken-livered, coward, cowardly, craven, dastardly, fainthearted, fearful, gutless, lily-livered, milk-livered [archaic], nerveless, poltroon, poor-spirited, pusillanimous, spineless, spiritless, timorous, uncourageous, ungallant, unheroic, weakhearted, yellow
Synonym Discussion of impetuous
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- the army's precipitate withdrawal
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- a headlong flight from arrest
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- an abrupt refusal
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- an impetuous lover proposing marriage
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- flew into a sudden rage
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