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as in reckless
foolishly adventurous or bold
hikers who were foolhardy enough to remain on the summit during a thunderstorm
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as in daring
having or showing a lack of concern for the consequences of one's actions
it's foolhardy to go hiking during late fall without warm clothes
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Recent Examples of foolhardy
Moynihan stars in Fixed as Lucky, an anxious beagle that's not quite as foolhardy as his pals.
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Randall Colburn, EW.com, 14 Aug. 2025
But the move would be foolhardy for a largely untested navy.
—Kerry Brown, Time, 29 July 2025
This seems foolhardy and seems misguided, mainly because there is a perception among a handful of people that this is somehow a blue or a left wing thing when this is the place that for 32 years gave William F. Buckley a show.
—CBS News, 6 July 2025
An empathy gap is obvious in online commenters who suggest, for example, that flood victims earned their fate through the foolhardy choice to live near water, that earthquake victims shouldn’t have lived near fault lines, and so on.
—Hazlitt, 23 Oct. 2024
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Randall Colburn, EW.com, 14 Aug. 2025
But the move would be foolhardy for a largely untested navy.
—Kerry Brown, Time, 29 July 2025
This seems foolhardy and seems misguided, mainly because there is a perception among a handful of people that this is somehow a blue or a left wing thing when this is the place that for 32 years gave William F. Buckley a show.
—CBS News, 6 July 2025
An empathy gap is obvious in online commenters who suggest, for example, that flood victims earned their fate through the foolhardy choice to live near water, that earthquake victims shouldn’t have lived near fault lines, and so on.
—Hazlitt, 23 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for foolhardy
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The defense also contends that Trump, as a public figure, must show actual malice—proof that the Journal knew its reporting was false or acted with reckless disregard for the truth—and that the complaint fails to do so.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Oct. 2025
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Western leaders largely dismissed these overt signals, assuming Putin would not be reckless enough to risk crippling sanctions, economic isolation, and a costly war.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
20 Oct. 2025
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Naomi Watts also went sheer in a daring look from Valentino’s spring 2025 couture collection, which featured a voluminous skirt with a lacy top.—
Renan Botelho,
Footwear News,
21 Oct. 2025
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The thieves who brazenly robbed the Louvre Museum in Paris and stole priceless jewelry in one of the most daring museum heists in recent memory may have been hired by a private collector, officials said.—
Bonny Chu , Ronn Blitzer,
FOXNews.com,
20 Oct. 2025
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In her latest book, Strong Ground, Brown makes a compelling case that we’re not wired for this level of uncertainty, and risk losing focus on the core values of courageous and sustainable leadership.—
Diane Brady,
Fortune,
14 Oct. 2025
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This was a fearless and courageous person.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
11 Oct. 2025
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Stay strong, be brave and if the elevator tries to bring you down, go crazy and punch a higher floor!—
Brenton Blanchet,
PEOPLE,
17 Oct. 2025
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Willing-to-put-your-heart-on-the-line brave?—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
16 Oct. 2025
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Nixon has built a reputation on social media for being a daredevil pilot with clips on his Instagram often showing him performing stunts in helicopters, including low-level sprints, sharp turns and risky maneuvers while in the air.—
Escher Walcott,
PEOPLE,
12 Oct. 2025
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The first season followed 17-year-old Ethan (Cantona James) seeking a way out of the Southside’s bloody cycle of gang violence through spinning, a South African extreme motorsport that features drivers performing daredevil stunts.—
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
9 Oct. 2025
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But when adventurous Milo comes into town, Prudence finds an unlikely friend with benefits.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
18 Oct. 2025
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The Penguins probably could’ve gone more adventurous.—
The Athletic NHL Staff,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
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“Foolhardy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foolhardy. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.
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