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on an impulse

on an impulse is the alternative form of on impulse.

Meaning of on impulse

Prepositional phrase

  1. Without prior consideration; spontaneously, impulsively.
    • Near-synonym: on a whim
    Synonyms:
    on a whim

Questions about on an impulse

What is on an impulse the alternative form of?
On an impulse is the alternative form of on impulse.

Words near on an impulse in the dictionary

  1. on all fours
  2. on all hands
  3. on all-fours
  4. on an empty stomach
  5. on an equal footing
  6. on an impulse
  7. on an irregular basis
  8. on and off
  9. on and on
  10. on and poppin'
  11. on and popping

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Adapted from Wiktionary: on an impulse (page history and authors); on impulse (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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