Vocabulary
Impulsive
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
acting or done without forethought.
Urdu meaning
من کی خواہش پر، من مانا، اکسایا ہوا
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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Trump, in a typical early morning impulsive rant, says he will impose a naval blockade on Iran until it opens it.But that is like us sealing Islamabad totally when agitators threaten to do so partially.
Dawn Editorials —
Back to an abyss?
— 2026-04-14
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Without AI, companies can neither truly understand their own operations nor deliver the outcomes their customers expect.Consider the modern consumer who is impulsive, connected and fickle.
Dawn Editorials —
The silent risk
— 2025-12-13
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Trump is largely a known quantity, but then he is also unpredictable and impulsive.
Dawn Editorials —
Confront and engage
— 2024-09-09
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It remains to be seen whether the PDM has earned itself breathing room for its future politics and, if so, how much space and for how long; the power holders are impulsive and lose interest if political actors take divergent steps.
Dawn Editorials —
Under the garb of legislation
— 2023-08-13
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It remains to be seen whether the PDM has earned itself breathing room for its future politics and, if so, how much space and for how long; the power holders are impulsive and lose interest if political actors take divergent steps.
Dawn Editorials —
Under the garb of legislation
— 2023-08-13
Synonyms
impetuous, spontaneous, hasty, passionate, emotional, uninhibited, unrepressed
Antonyms
cautious, premeditated
Curator example
“they’d married as impulsive teenagers”
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