precipitancy
Acting without thinking
Precipitancy is hasty or rash action—moving forward without adequate thought or preparation.
The word carries a sense of plunging headlong into something, often with unfortunate results: The precipitancy of his decision cost him dearly.
It's a formal, somewhat old-fashioned alternative to haste or rashness.
Excessive, careless speed
- hurryMove with urgency
- rushQuick sudden movement
- swiftnessQuickness of motion
- celerityPromptness of motion
quickness · dispatch · rapidity · expedition · briskness · hustle · scurry · fleetness
Careless disregard for danger
- foolhardinessReckless bravery, unwise daring
- imprudenceUnwise decision-making
- incautiousnessLack of careful forethought
- heedlessnessFailure to notice danger
carelessness · temerity · indiscretion · brashness · hotheadedness · audacity · overconfidence · negligence
Hasty, unthinking action
- spontaneityActing without forethought
- impulseSudden urge to act
- knee-jerkInstinctive and unconsidered
- spur-of-the-momentDone without advance planning
whim · caprice · instinctiveness · unpreparedness · thoughtlessness · unreflectiveness · hastiness
Quality of happening instantly
- unexpectednessState of being unanticipated
- sharpnessKeenness of edge, mind, or image
- brusquenessAbrupt, rude directness
- steepnessAngle of incline
curtness · discontinuity · jarring · shock · swiftness
hastiness
Excessive, careless speed
celerity · quickness · dispatch · rapidity · expedition · briskness · hustle · scurry · fleetness · urgency
recklessness
Careless disregard for danger
- foolhardinessReckless bravery, unwise daring
- imprudenceUnwise decision-making
- incautiousnessLack of careful forethought
heedlessness · carelessness · temerity · indiscretion · brashness · hotheadedness · audacity · overconfidence · negligence · ill-advisedness
impetuosity
Hasty, unthinking action
- spontaneityActing without forethought
- impulseSudden urge to act
- knee-jerkInstinctive and unconsidered
spur-of-the-moment · whim · caprice · instinctiveness · unpreparedness · thoughtlessness · unreflectiveness · hastiness
suddenness
Quality of happening instantly
- unexpectednessState of being unanticipated
- sharpnessKeenness of edge, mind, or image
- brusquenessAbrupt, rude directness
steepness · curtness · discontinuity · jarring · shock · swiftness
precipitancyslowness
Absence of quickness
gradualism · deliberateness · leisureliness · unhurriedness · gradualness
precipitancydeliberation
Careful weighing of choices
deliberateness · caution · prudence · circumspection · carefulness
precipitancypatience
Calm during delays
forbearance · equanimity · composure · steadiness · long-suffering