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on impulse

on impulse prepositional phrase: without prior consideration; spontaneously, impulsively.

Prepositional phrase

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

Synonyms of on impulse

Forms of on impulse

alternative formon an impulse

Questions about on impulse

What does on impulse mean?
On impulse means without prior consideration; spontaneously, impulsively.
What part of speech is on impulse?
On impulse is a prepositional phrase.

Words near on impulse in the dictionary

  1. on hire
  2. On HMS
  3. on hold
  4. on horseback
  5. on ice
  6. on impulse
  7. on in years
  8. on instruments
  9. on it
  10. on it like a car bonnet
  11. on its merits

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