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Recent Examples of impulsivity
Robust evidence shows that treatment for ADHD reduces impulsivity and improves sustained attention and daily functioning at all ages.
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Deldhy Nicolás Moya Sánchez, The Conversation, 16 Mar. 2026
The distinction that Posen drew about the present operations is the administration’s casual consideration and impulsivity around making war.
—Marie-Rose Sheinerman, The Atlantic, 13 Mar. 2026
That’s not so much honesty as impulsivity, no?
—David Remnick, New Yorker, 6 Feb. 2026
Additionally, teen brains are still developing, particularly in the areas related to impulsivity and decision-making, says Erin Palmwood, PhD, a licensed clinical psychologist, neuroscience researcher, and college professor with Soleil Psychology.
—Sherri Gordon, Parents, 3 Feb. 2026
Amy Errmann, a senior lecturer at Auckland University of Technology in New Zealand, has found mindfulness reduces impulsivity and slows down our perception of time.
—Matt Fuchs, Time, 20 Jan. 2026
Our patience is going to be tested because Mars has no chill and tends to thrust us toward impulsivity.
—Lisa Stardust, Refinery29, 1 Jan. 2026
On the dark side, however, this could result in impulsivity, impatience and reckless behavior.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2025
The 2015 study highlights that this kind of interpersonal volatility arises from broader patterns of personality traits, such as impulsivity or difficulty managing social interactions.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Deldhy Nicolás Moya Sánchez, The Conversation, 16 Mar. 2026
The distinction that Posen drew about the present operations is the administration’s casual consideration and impulsivity around making war.
—Marie-Rose Sheinerman, The Atlantic, 13 Mar. 2026
That’s not so much honesty as impulsivity, no?
—David Remnick, New Yorker, 6 Feb. 2026
Additionally, teen brains are still developing, particularly in the areas related to impulsivity and decision-making, says Erin Palmwood, PhD, a licensed clinical psychologist, neuroscience researcher, and college professor with Soleil Psychology.
—Sherri Gordon, Parents, 3 Feb. 2026
Amy Errmann, a senior lecturer at Auckland University of Technology in New Zealand, has found mindfulness reduces impulsivity and slows down our perception of time.
—Matt Fuchs, Time, 20 Jan. 2026
Our patience is going to be tested because Mars has no chill and tends to thrust us toward impulsivity.
—Lisa Stardust, Refinery29, 1 Jan. 2026
On the dark side, however, this could result in impulsivity, impatience and reckless behavior.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2025
The 2015 study highlights that this kind of interpersonal volatility arises from broader patterns of personality traits, such as impulsivity or difficulty managing social interactions.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for impulsivity
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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
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Montse is intuition, strength, impulsiveness and heart.—
Callum McLennan,
Variety,
10 Mar. 2026
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In this movie-length sequel, Shelby decides to break his self-isolation when his son's recklessness forces his hand.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
20 Mar. 2026
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However, without phronesis, too much courage may become recklessness, or too little courage could result in cowardice.—
Tim Hulsey,
The Conversation,
10 Mar. 2026
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Kerry Doyle, the former top ICE attorney during the Biden administration, said Mazzara’s comments show a shocking carelessness about the potential for harm against both the general public and the officers he was employed to protect.—
Andrea Castillo,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Mar. 2026
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Head coach Sean Miller went right up to him afterward, apparently angry at his carelessness that could’ve cost the Longhorns the game.—
Caleb Yum,
Austin American Statesman,
18 Mar. 2026
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And right now, Taylor cannot stop herself from initiating phone sex with Dakota even while sobbing over his indiscretions at Vanderpump Villa.—
Kathleen Walsh,
Vulture,
12 Mar. 2026
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These reported indiscretions — on which Wasserman did not comment — caused a stir at the time but seemed to fade as weeks went by.—
Jem Aswad,
Variety,
14 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The heedlessness of the children has touched her mood.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Wars deserve more than improvisation and insouciance.—
Kenneth Zagacki,
Sun Sentinel,
17 Mar. 2026
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Bruni and fellow icons like Jane Birkin and Françoise Hardy boast the sort of in-her-face fringe that oozes insouciance, a hallmark of the French aesthetic.—
Calin Van Paris,
InStyle,
11 Mar. 2026
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The organ that colored all the earlier tales of youthful exuberance now plays a funeral dirge.—
David Glickman,
Pitchfork,
27 Mar. 2026
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As the calendar moves toward spring, the old feeling of hope and exuberance spreads across the country, and it's mostly felt by college basketball fans.—
Josh Taylor,
CBS News,
20 Mar. 2026
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But Kornev is young and infused with an idealistic zeal, refusing to let these goons stonewall him.—
Tim Grierson,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Mar. 2026
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In Reflections on the Revolution in France, his most famous work, Burke warned about the dangers of a revolutionary zeal aimed at completely redesigning a civilization.—
Peter Wehner,
The Atlantic,
23 Mar. 2026
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“Impulsivity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impulsivity. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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