as in reckless
having or showing a lack of concern for the consequences of one's actions
a bike messenger who regularly cuts across busy city streets with a kamikaze boldness
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Recent Examples of kamikaze
Chinese firms making the modules and components for kamikaze drones are often smart enough to skirt the curbs by disguising them as meant for consumer-grade drones.
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Ni Tao, Interesting Engineering, 20 Mar. 2025
Ukraine, for example, expects about 85 percent of its kamikaze drones to be shot down.
—Stacie L. Pettyjohn, Foreign Affairs, 10 Mar. 2025
Attendees got a peek at SkyFall, a kamikaze drone system developed for use in the war in Ukraine, and drones made by the Ukrainian company DroneUA.
—Kate Conger, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2025
The kamikaze naval drone managed to destroy or damage 15 Russian naval vessels.
—George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024
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Ni Tao, Interesting Engineering, 20 Mar. 2025
Ukraine, for example, expects about 85 percent of its kamikaze drones to be shot down.
—Stacie L. Pettyjohn, Foreign Affairs, 10 Mar. 2025
Attendees got a peek at SkyFall, a kamikaze drone system developed for use in the war in Ukraine, and drones made by the Ukrainian company DroneUA.
—Kate Conger, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2025
The kamikaze naval drone managed to destroy or damage 15 Russian naval vessels.
—George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for kamikaze
Adjective
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Wallen was originally booked on three felony counts of reckless endangerment and one misdemeanor for disorderly conduct.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
1 Oct. 2025
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The country star was charged with three counts of reckless endangerment and one misdemeanor count of disorderly conduct.—
Jessica Nicholson,
Billboard,
1 Oct. 2025
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Rounded plastic equipment prevents potential scraps and presumably is meant to prevent daredevil kids from climbing on top of slide tunnels or jungle gym towers.—
Carrie Lukas,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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When Francis Ford Coppola finally went into production on Megalopolis, the project carried the weight of decades of anticipation and the air of a high-wire act undertaken by a beloved, daredevil octogenarian.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Aug. 2025
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Deadline was on the ground for the event, which has developed a reputation for assembling more daring conference schedules than many rivals.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
24 Sep. 2025
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Narrated by a Spanish sailor—also a hero of Lepanto—whom Don Quixote and Sancho Panza encounter in an inn, the short interlude is mostly composed of the daring story of the captive’s escape through the intercession of a lovely and beautiful Moorish woman named Zoraida.—
Ed Simon
September 22,
Literary Hub,
22 Sep. 2025
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“Kamikaze.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kamikaze. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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