Impulse and Reason

Impulse

Impulse noun - Something that arouses action or activity.

Usage example: the new auto factory was just the impulse that the local economy needed

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Reason and impulse are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Reason" instead a noun "Impulse".

Nearby Words: impulsive, impulsively, impulsion, impulsing, impulsed

Reason noun - A statement given to explain a belief or act.

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Impulse and reason are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Impulse" instead a noun "Reason".

better	better impulse	better reason
common	common impulse	common reason
original	original impulse	original reason
initial	initial impulse	initial reason
Other adjectives: true, single, selfish, strong, new, unknown, inexplicable, strange.

The reason why it technically fits here instead of Moral Event Horizon is because during his Villainous Breakdown, he subliminally regrets acting on impulse like that.

Source: Film / Scarface (1983)
Impulse versus reason is a common dichotomy, and Red falls into the impulse side, while Red's enemies, White and Blue, are the colours most directly associated with rationality and self-restraint.

Source: Analysis / Magic: The Gathering
The only reason Paige didn't meet the same fate is because she beat up two of his guards on impulse.

Source: Western Animation / TRON: Uprising

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