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daredevil

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of daredevil

1 foolishly adventurous or bold
  • His daredevil stunts are sure to end in disaster someday.
Synonyms of daredevil

audacious, brash, foolhardy, madcap, overbold, overconfident, reckless
Words Related to daredevil

adventuresome, adventurous, bold, daring, venturesome, venturous

hotheaded

impetuous, imprudent, impulsive, incautious, rash

brainless, foolish, harebrained, scatterbrained

careless, heedless, thoughtless

hasty, headlong, precipitate
Near Antonyms of daredevil

unadventurous, unambitious

fainthearted, fearful, mousy (or mousey), scary, shy, skittish, timid, timorous

calm, cool, levelheaded, sensible

chicken, chickenhearted, cowardly, craven, dastardly, lily-livered, pusillanimous, recreant, spineless, unheroic, yellow
Antonyms of daredevil

careful, cautious, circumspect, guarded, heedful, prudent, safe, wary
2 having or showing a lack of concern for the consequences of one's actions
  • a daredevil driver who thinks that drag racing on city streets is a harmless game
Synonyms of daredevil

devil-may-care, foolhardy, harum-scarum, irresponsible, reckless
Words Related to daredevil

adventurous, audacious, bold, daring, venturesome

hasty, headlong, hotheaded, impetuous, precipitate, rash, wild

blithe, carefree, happy-go-lucky, madcap, slaphappy

nonchalant, unconcerned, unworried

careless, freewheeling, heedless, inattentive, incautious, mindless, regardless, unheeding, unmindful

feckless, inconsiderate, thoughtless, unthinking
Near Antonyms of daredevil

careful, cautious, circumspect, heedful

overcareful, overcautious, timid
Antonyms of daredevil

responsible

Synonym Discussion of daredevil

adventurous, venturesome, daring, daredevil, rash, reckless, foolhardy mean exposing oneself to danger more than required by good sense. adventurous implies a willingness to accept risks but not necessarily imprudence.
    • adventurous pioneers
venturesome implies a jaunty eagerness for perilous undertakings.
    • venturesome stunt pilots
daring implies fearlessness in courting danger.
    • daring mountain climbers
daredevil stresses ostentation in daring.
    • daredevil motorcyclists
rash suggests imprudence and lack of forethought.
    • a rash decision
reckless implies heedlessness of probable consequences.
    • a reckless driver
foolhardy suggests a recklessness that is inconsistent with good sense.
    • the foolhardy sailor ventured into the storm

daredevil

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of daredevil

a person who seeks out very dangerous or foolhardy adventures with no apparent fear
  • That little daredevil has broken an arm and an ankle this year alone.
Synonyms of daredevil

devil, madcap, madman
Words Related to daredevil

berserk (or berserker), cowboy, hotdog, showboat

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