as in capriciousness
an inclination to sudden illogical changes of mind, ideas, or actions
his irrepressible impulsiveness sometimes got him into trouble
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Recent Examples of impulsiveness
Yakkity’s impulsiveness and wisecracking jokes provide the laughs, while Keo’s rivalry with his father (and his crush on Lemony) ground the show with genuine emotional dynamics.
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Skyler Trepel,
Entertainment Weekly,
20 June 2026
That impulsiveness was on display last year when the president pushed the Texas state legislature to gerrymander its electoral maps before the midterms in the hope of maintaining Republican control of Congress.
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Jason Willick,
Washington Post,
26 Apr. 2026
Malcolm's daughter is struggling in life and school, but her father's genetic toolkit only has belligerence, impulsiveness and thickheadedness, passed on by his on-screen parents.
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ABC News,
8 Apr. 2026
Ortiz and Brown take on Bebo and Lola portraying the impulsiveness of youth, exacerbated, particularly in Bebo’s case, by poverty and limited options to make his way in the world.
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Carlos Aguilar,
IndieWire,
20 Mar. 2026
Montse is intuition, strength, impulsiveness and heart.
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Callum McLennan,
Variety,
10 Mar. 2026
Paranoia’s impulsiveness, fixation, and self consciousness are mirrored in romance as a desire to be perceived in a particular way by a specific audience, a curiosity to uncover something deeper and more vital, and the desire to disappear into a world safe from outside perceptions.
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James Folta,
Literary Hub,
5 Feb. 2026
The novel Elphie follows the witch from infancy, shaped by her mother Melena’s impulsiveness and her father Frex’s stern piety, and navigating the jealousies that arise with the arrivals of her siblings, Nessarose and Shell.
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Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Nov. 2025
But will his personal interests and impulsiveness keep him from his goal?
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Taylor Ardrey,
USA Today,
13 Nov. 2025
Skyler Trepel,
Entertainment Weekly,
20 June 2026
That impulsiveness was on display last year when the president pushed the Texas state legislature to gerrymander its electoral maps before the midterms in the hope of maintaining Republican control of Congress.
—
Jason Willick,
Washington Post,
26 Apr. 2026
Malcolm's daughter is struggling in life and school, but her father's genetic toolkit only has belligerence, impulsiveness and thickheadedness, passed on by his on-screen parents.
—
ABC News,
8 Apr. 2026
Ortiz and Brown take on Bebo and Lola portraying the impulsiveness of youth, exacerbated, particularly in Bebo’s case, by poverty and limited options to make his way in the world.
—
Carlos Aguilar,
IndieWire,
20 Mar. 2026
Montse is intuition, strength, impulsiveness and heart.
—
Callum McLennan,
Variety,
10 Mar. 2026
Paranoia’s impulsiveness, fixation, and self consciousness are mirrored in romance as a desire to be perceived in a particular way by a specific audience, a curiosity to uncover something deeper and more vital, and the desire to disappear into a world safe from outside perceptions.
—
James Folta,
Literary Hub,
5 Feb. 2026
The novel Elphie follows the witch from infancy, shaped by her mother Melena’s impulsiveness and her father Frex’s stern piety, and navigating the jealousies that arise with the arrivals of her siblings, Nessarose and Shell.
—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Nov. 2025
But will his personal interests and impulsiveness keep him from his goal?
—
Taylor Ardrey,
USA Today,
13 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for impulsiveness
Noun
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Her capriciousness leads her into an affair with a frustrated professor, Mark (Michael Angarano), who compliments her writing and composes pretentious, backhandedly insulting poems about their not-quite-love.
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Whether out of arrogance, capriciousness, or collective amnesia, this recent history was ignored.
Noun
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Those leaders who ignore or flout the law aren’t merely unethical but fatally arrogant, putting their childish willfulness over the wisdom of generations.
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Though the Durutti Column had been a disaster, Wilson was fascinated by the guitarist, who admired punk’s willfulness even though his own musical taste tended toward jazz, blues, and the classical tradition.
Noun
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What hooked him was the unpredictability—and the responsibility.
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All of it only added to the unpredictability of the character.
Noun
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The stylistic eccentricities have been dialed back, including the use of old Hollywood film clips to reflect the action and possibly the thoughts of its main character, a cinephile from space, who is both practicing and enacting the work of a private detective.
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Designers embraced audacious concepts, leading to iconic cars like the Corvette and Thunderbird, alongside numerous eccentricities.
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“Impulsiveness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impulsiveness. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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