Precipitate, headlong, abrupt, impetuous, hasty, sudden as applied to persons or their acts or behavior denote characterized by excessive haste and unexpectedness.
Category: Synonyms
Preceding vs Antecedent vs Precedent vs Foregoing vs Previous vs Prior vs Former vs Anterior
Preceding, antecedent, precedent, foregoing, previous, prior, former, anterior are comparable when they mean being before, especially in time or in order of arrangement.
Prayer vs Suit vs Plea vs Petition vs Appeal
Prayer, suit, plea, petition, appeal mean an earnest and usually a formal request for something and their corresponding intransitive verbs pray, sue, plead, petition, appeal mean to make such a request.
Prank vs Caper vs Antic vs Monkeyshine vs Dido
Prank, caper, antic, monkeyshine, dido mean a playful, often a mischievous, act or trick.
Praise vs Laud vs Acclaim vs Extol vs Eulogize
Praise, laud, acclaim, extol, eulogize mean to express approbation or esteem.
Practice vs Exercise vs Drill
Practice, exercise, drill are comparable when they mean, as verbs, to perform or cause one to perform an act or series of acts repeatedly and, as nouns, such repeated activity or exertion.
Practicable vs Practical
Practicable, practical are not close synonyms and not interchangeable, but they are sometimes confused when they imply a capacity for being used or turned to account.
Powerless vs Impotent
Powerless, impotent both mean unable to effect one’s purpose, intention, or end.
Powerful vs Potent vs Puissant vs Forceful vs Forcible
Powerful, potent, puissant, forceful, forcible are comparable when they mean having or manifesting power to effect great or striking results.
Power vs Authority vs Jurisdiction vs Control vs Command vs Sway vs Dominion
Power, authority, jurisdiction, control, command, sway, dominion are comparable when they mean the right or prerogative of determining, ruling, or governing or the exercise of that right or prerogative.
Power vs Faculty vs Function
Power , faculty , function can all mean an ability of a living being to act or perform in a given way or a capacity for a particular kind of action or performance.
Power vs Force vs Energy vs Strength vs Might vs Puissance
Power, force, energy, strength, might, puissance mean the ability to exert effort for a purpose.