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Recent Examples of impulsivity
Our patience is going to be tested because Mars has no chill and tends to thrust us toward impulsivity.
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Lisa Stardust, Refinery29, 1 Jan. 2026
Trump bragged of his impulsivity.
—David Remnick, New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2025
On the dark side, however, this could result in impulsivity, impatience and reckless behavior.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2025
How prevalence is determined Clinicians diagnose ADHD based on symptoms of inattention, hyperactivity and impulsivity.
—Carol Mathews, The Conversation, 15 Oct. 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
During the eclipse, Scorpios should enjoy themselves, but should try to show self-restraint while the eclipse heightens their feelings and impulsivity.
—Julia Gomez, USA Today, 7 Sep. 2025
Nighttime caffeine intake increases motor impulsivity.
—Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Aug. 2025
Set a pause between the initial idea and the first step towards it, and don’t always let impulsivity win.
—Mike Hodgkinson, Big Think, 4 Aug. 2025
Lisa Stardust, Refinery29, 1 Jan. 2026
Trump bragged of his impulsivity.
—David Remnick, New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2025
On the dark side, however, this could result in impulsivity, impatience and reckless behavior.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2025
How prevalence is determined Clinicians diagnose ADHD based on symptoms of inattention, hyperactivity and impulsivity.
—Carol Mathews, The Conversation, 15 Oct. 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
During the eclipse, Scorpios should enjoy themselves, but should try to show self-restraint while the eclipse heightens their feelings and impulsivity.
—Julia Gomez, USA Today, 7 Sep. 2025
Nighttime caffeine intake increases motor impulsivity.
—Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Aug. 2025
Set a pause between the initial idea and the first step towards it, and don’t always let impulsivity win.
—Mike Hodgkinson, Big Think, 4 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for impulsivity
Noun
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Lofland says that while Cooper’s decisions might frustrate the audience, his impulsiveness is an important part of what makes the character tick.—
William Earl,
Variety,
14 Dec. 2025
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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
Noun
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He was charged with felony reckless homicide and felony criminal recklessness resulting in death.—
Adam Sabes,
FOXNews.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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Every day this White House offers up a fresh batch of lawlessness and recklessness and mean-spiritedness and just plain craziness.—
Halle Troadec,
ABC News,
2 Nov. 2025
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By hinting that his business was the victim of shape-shifting saboteurs, Westergaard distracted from the more prosaic story about the carelessness of his staff.—
Ava Kofman,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
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Irankunda’s goal was the result of Niko Sigur’s carelessness with the ball in Canada’s own half, and Luc de Fougerolles’ inability to clear the ball as well.—
Joshua Kloke,
New York Times,
11 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Once there, however, Rhoda discovers more than Max’s indiscretions.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Jan. 2026
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But Clinton’s ties to the Epstein case are a reminder of how his political promise has always been tempered by personal indiscretions.—
Steven Sloan,
Fortune,
21 Dec. 2025
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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Birkin projected just this sort of youthful insouciance.—
Anahid Nersessian,
New Yorker,
15 Sep. 2025
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Victoria Mboko is only 18 years old, but presents more insouciance than innocence on the court.—
Tim Ellis,
Forbes.com,
11 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Translating Anthony Burgess’s stylized, dystopian novel for the screen, Kubrick adopts a playful, formal approach that combines colorful, futuristic exuberance with rapid-fire editing, changes in camera speed, and a garish production design that melds space-age and Georgian-era aesthetics.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
31 Dec. 2025
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If that miracle was exuberance around the state’s fast-growing artificial intelligence industry, much of that revenue has already been spoken for due to California’s budget formula.—
Kate Wolffe,
Sacbee.com,
26 Dec. 2025
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But Strummer always had a puritanical zeal about his punk mission and a terror of getting corrupted by fame.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
9 Nov. 2025
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Lewis, with his convert's zeal, became a culture hero to 20th-century Christians for his many writings on faith.—
Jim Higgins,
jsonline.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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“Impulsivity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impulsivity. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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