precipitateness
Acting without thinking
Precipitateness is the quality of acting with excessive haste or without due deliberation.
The word shares meaning with precipitance and precipitation in their non-weather senses, all suggesting rashness or impulsive action: The precipitateness of his decision cost him dearly.
It's a formal, somewhat unwieldy noun rarely encountered outside literary or academic contexts.
Move with urgency
- rushQuick sudden movement
- speedRate of motion
- swiftnessQuickness of motion
- hastinessExcessive, careless speed
rapidity · quickness · expedience · acceleration · dash · scurry · sprint · urgency
Careless disregard for danger
- rashnessImprudent haste in action
- temerityReckless audacity
- audacityBrazen, reckless daring
- brashnessHasty, overconfident manner
daredevilry · overconfidence · boldness · venturesomeness · risk-taking · imprudence · indiscretion · wildness
Acting without forethought
- impetuousnessRash, unthinking haste
- rashnessImprudent haste in action
- recklessnessCareless disregard for danger
- thoughtlessnessLack of careful consideration
heedlessness · carelessness · incaution · knee-jerk · whimsy · caprice · unreflectiveness · instinctiveness
Quality of happening instantly
- unexpectednessState of being unanticipated
- shockViolent sudden disturbance
- joltAbrupt forceful shake
- startleFrighten suddenly
surprise · discontinuity · sharpness · brusqueness · curtness · bluntness · peremptoriness · terseness
hurry
Move with urgency
hastiness · rapidity · quickness · expedience · acceleration · dash · scurry · sprint · urgency · impatience
recklessness
Careless disregard for danger
brashness · daredevilry · overconfidence · boldness · venturesomeness · risk-taking · imprudence · indiscretion · wildness · harum-scarum
spontaneity
Acting without forethought
- impetuousnessRash, unthinking haste
- rashnessImprudent haste in action
- recklessnessCareless disregard for danger
thoughtlessness · heedlessness · carelessness · incaution · knee-jerk · whimsy · caprice · unreflectiveness · instinctiveness · unpreparedness
suddenness
Quality of happening instantly
- unexpectednessState of being unanticipated
- shockViolent sudden disturbance
- joltAbrupt forceful shake
startle · surprise · discontinuity · sharpness · brusqueness · curtness · bluntness · peremptoriness · terseness · unceremonious
precipitatenessgradualness
Slow, steady progression
slowness · deliberateness · leisureliness · unhurriedness · measured pace
precipitatenessdeliberation
Careful weighing of choices
caution · prudence · circumspection · carefulness · thoughtfulness
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