foolhardy

fool·har·dy

adj \ˈfül-ˌhär-dē\

Definition of FOOLHARDY

: foolishly adventurous and bold : rash

— fool·har·di·ly \-ˌhär-d^əl-ē\ adverb

— fool·har·di·ness \-ˌhär-dē-nəs\ noun

Examples of FOOLHARDY

1. <hikers who were foolhardy enough to remain on the summit during a thunderstorm>
2. <it's foolhardy to go hiking during late fall without warm clothes>

First Known Use of FOOLHARDY

13th century

Related to FOOLHARDY

Synonyms: audacious, brash, daredevil, madcap, overbold, overconfident, reckless, temerarious

Antonyms: careful, cautious, circumspect, guarded, heedful, prudent, safe, wary

Related Words: adventuresome, adventurous, bold, daring, venturesome, venturous; brave, courageous, dauntless, doughty, fearless, gallant, greathearted, gutsy, hardy, heroic (also heroical), intrepid, lionhearted, manful, stalwart, stout, stouthearted, undauntable, undaunted, valiant, valorous; hotheaded; impetuous, imprudent, impulsive, incautious, rash; brainless, foolish, harebrained, scatterbrained; careless, heedless, thoughtless; hasty, headlong, precipitate

Near Antonyms: unadventurous, unambitious; fainthearted, fearful, mousy (or mousey), scary, shy, skittish, timid, timorous; calm, cool, levelheaded, sensible; alert, intelligent, quick-witted, sharp; chicken, chickenhearted, cowardly, craven, dastardly, lily-livered, pusillanimous, recreant, spineless, unheroic, yellow

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Rhymes with FOOLHARDY

half-hardy, Lombardy, Sephardi