rash decision
Leap before looking
A rash decision is one made too quickly, without adequate thought or consideration of consequences.
The phrase emphasizes impulsiveness over poor judgment—a rash decision might turn out well, but the process was hasty: In a rash decision, she quit her job and moved to Paris.
Often appears in retrospect: Marrying him was a rash decision.
- impulsiveActing without deliberation
- hastyExcessively quick, ill-considered
- snap judgmentRapid evaluation without deliberation
- rush to judgmentHasty conclusion without evidence
- regretSorrow over past actions
heat of the moment · leap · leap of faith · gamble · spontaneous · reckless · foolhardy · hot-headed · knee-jerk · without thinking · whim · poor judgment · plunge · throwing caution · blunder · careless · thoughtless · spur-of-the-moment
- misjudgmentsmisjudgment, mistake, error, blunder, miscalculation
- decisionschoice, choices, yes, no, alternatives
- impulsive actionsspur of the moment, on a whim, knee-jerk reaction, rush in, heat of the moment
- impulsivityimpulsiveness, impulsivity, recklessness, hastiness, impetuosity
- judgmentgood judgment, sound judgment, discernment, prudence, judiciousness
- snap judgmentssnap judgment, hasty conclusion, rush to judgment, jumping to conclusions, knee-jerk reaction
rash decisioninformed decision
Choice made with facts
measured response · long-term planning · due diligence · sleeping on it · cost-benefit analysis
rash decisionsafe bet
Likely winning wager
calculated risk · playing it safe · erring on the side of caution
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