All impetuous synonyms
im·pet·u·ous
I i adj impetuous
- ardent — Ardent is used to describe someone who has extremely strong feelings about something or someone.
- impulsive — actuated or swayed by emotional or involuntary impulses: an impulsive child.
- abrupt — An abrupt change or action is very sudden, often in a way which is unpleasant.
- eager — keen or ardent in desire or feeling; impatiently longing: I am eager for news about them. He is eager to sing.
- fervid — heated or vehement in spirit, enthusiasm, etc.: a fervid orator.
- fierce — menacingly wild, savage, or hostile: fierce animals; a fierce look.
- furious — full of fury, violent passion, or rage; extremely angry; enraged: He was furious about the accident.
- hasty — moving or acting with haste; speedy; quick; hurried.
- headlong — with the head foremost; headfirst: to plunge headlong into the water.
- hurried — moving or working rapidly, especially forced or required to hurry, as a person.
- impassioned — filled with intense feeling or passion; passionate; ardent.
- passionate — having, compelled by, or ruled by intense emotion or strong feeling; fervid: a passionate advocate of socialism.
- precipitate — to hasten the occurrence of; bring about prematurely, hastily, or suddenly: to precipitate an international crisis.
- precipitous — of the nature of or characterized by precipices: a precipitous wall of rock.
- rash — acting or tending to act too hastily or without due consideration.
- restive — impatient of control, restraint, or delay, as persons; restless; uneasy.
- rushing — the act of rushing; a rapid, impetuous, or violent onward movement.
- spontaneous — coming or resulting from a natural impulse or tendency; without effort or premeditation; natural and unconstrained; unplanned: a spontaneous burst of applause.
- sudden — happening, coming, made, or done quickly, without warning, or unexpectedly: a sudden attack.
- swift — moving or capable of moving with great speed or velocity; fleet; rapid: a swift ship.
- unbridled — not controlled or restrained: unbridled enthusiasm.
- unexpected — not expected; unforeseen; surprising: an unexpected pleasure; an unexpected development.
- unplanned — a scheme or method of acting, doing, proceeding, making, etc., developed in advance: battle plans.
- unpremeditated — done deliberately; planned in advance: a premeditated murder.
- unrestrained — not restrained or controlled; uncontrolled or uncontrollable: the unrestrained birthrate in some countries.
- unthinking — thoughtless; heedless; inconsiderate: an unthinking, tactless person.
- vehement — zealous; ardent; impassioned: a vehement defense; vehement enthusiasm.
- violent — acting with or characterized by uncontrolled, strong, rough force: a violent earthquake.
- precipitant — falling headlong.
- spur-of-the-moment — occurring or done without advance preparation or deliberation; extemporaneous; unplanned: a spur-of-the-moment decision.
- unreflecting — not reflecting; unthinking: an unreflecting, self-satisfied man.