Synonyms of harum-scarum

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adjective

as in reckless

having or showing a lack of concern for the consequences of one's actions

a harum-scarum dash through the crowded terminal to make the flight

Synonyms & Similar Words

• reckless
• daredevil
• daring
• adventurous
• nonchalant
• irresponsible
• foolhardy
• careless
• hell-for-leather
• bold
• kamikaze
• wild
• devil-may-care
• impetuous
• rash
• hasty
• madcap
• audacious
• venturesome
• carefree
• headlong
• hotheaded
• freewheeling
• blithe
• incautious
• thoughtless
• feckless
• unmindful
• inattentive
• precipitate
• heedless
• unconcerned
• slaphappy
• mindless
• regardless
• unworried
• unthinking
• happy-go-lucky
• unheeding
• inconsiderate

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• responsible
• cautious
• careful
• circumspect
• timid
• heedful
• overcautious
• overcareful

harum-scarum

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adverb

as in frantically

in a confused and reckless manner

tossed everything harum-scarum from the closet in a desperate attempt to find her shoes

Synonyms & Similar Words

• frantically
• wild
• wildly
• desperately
• uncontrollably
• amuck
• frenziedly
• frenetically
• hectically
• amok
• madly
• berserk
• helter-skelter
• berserkly
• pell-mell
• crazily
• recklessly
• agitatedly
• confusedly
• haphazard
• riotously
• haywire
• topsy-turvy
• turbulently
• heedlessly
• tumultuously
• skittishly
• feverishly
• haphazardly
• wantonly
• aimlessly
• chaotically
• hit or miss
• hotheadedly

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• coolly
• calmly
• cooly
• serenely
• unconcernedly
• imperturbably
• placidly
• peacefully
• composedly
• mildly
• meekly
• orderly
• tamely
• passively
• collectedly
• systematically
• self-composedly
• self-possessedly
• methodically