Emotions

Synonyms for impulse

Two senses of impulse live in the word bank, and they take different synonyms. The sentence under each one is what tells them apart.

Tier 3, Ridgeline · 2 senses · noun · Reason line included

Sense 1 of 2nounTier 3, RidgelineEmotions

a sudden desire

He bought it on an impulse.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

whim

Same sentence, swapped: He bought it on an whim.

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for impulse as it is used in the sentence above.

momentum
longing
temptation

Sense 2 of 2nounTier 4, High CampActions

the act of applying force suddenly

The impulse knocked him over.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

impetus

Same sentence, swapped: The impetus knocked him over.

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for impulse as it is used in the sentence above.

urge
whim
firewall

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Closest first: other emotions words at Ridgeline, then the same tier across the rest of the library.

tempernounirritationa sudden outburst of angerRidgeline2 sensesHas a reason line temperamentaladjectiveerraticlikely to perform unpredictablyRidgeline2 senses thanklessadjectiveungratefulnot feeling or showing gratitudeRidgeline2 sensesHas a reason line unsureadjectiveshylacking self-confidenceRidgelineHas a reason line hostilitynounenmitythe feeling of a hostile personRidgeline hotheadedadjectiveirasciblequickly aroused to angerHigh Camp impassiveadjectivestolidhaving or revealing little emotion or sensibilitySummit seriousnessnounsinceritythe trait of being seriousRidgelineHas a reason line

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