Impulse and Run

Impulse

Impulse noun - Something that arouses action or activity.

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

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

Run noun - A prevailing or general movement or inclination.

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Impulse and run are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Impulse" instead a noun "Run".

Nearby Word: running

full	full impulse	full run
better	better impulse	better run
original	original impulse	original run
initial	initial impulse	initial run
Other adjectives: true, single, small, new, next, theatrical.

Despair Event Horizon: While Anthem lurches towards this in her first reaction to her disastrous failure and fantasizes about an atoning suicide, that lasts only long enough for her to have a better impulse and run for it.

Source: Webcomic / The Water Phoenix King
Impulse doesn't, as evidenced by the fact that his costume doesn't have as much padding, so he tends to use 'hit, then run' tactics.

Source: Fragile Speedster
Her first impulse was to run off and thrash wildly in an effort to find her husband.

Source: Fanfic / HERZ

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Run and Impulse. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/impulse/run

Impulse & Run. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/impulse/run>.

Run or Impulse. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/impulse/run.

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