as in careless
not paying or showing close attention especially for the purpose of avoiding trouble
an incautious comment got her in political hot water
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Recent Examples of incautious
His father, Chuck, played with an incautious tenacity by Patton Oswalt, has been desperately trying to get a hold of him.
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Mike Postalakis, SPIN, 8 Aug. 2022
The Spanish field commander, a famously incautious general named Manuel Fernández Silvestre, perished in the melee, possibly by suicide.
—Frederic Wehrey, The New York Review of Books, 18 Dec. 2021
As the vaccinated and the incautious head out on vacation there has been a run on rental cars in Hawaii that has pushed rates for rental cars above $200 per day.
—Annie White, Car and Driver, 30 Apr. 2021
Pence has far more practice, and a rare gift at translating some of the president’s more callous, inflammatory or incautious statements into ordinary GOP-speak.
—Todd J. Gillman, Dallas News, 8 Oct. 2020
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Mike Postalakis, SPIN, 8 Aug. 2022
The Spanish field commander, a famously incautious general named Manuel Fernández Silvestre, perished in the melee, possibly by suicide.
—Frederic Wehrey, The New York Review of Books, 18 Dec. 2021
As the vaccinated and the incautious head out on vacation there has been a run on rental cars in Hawaii that has pushed rates for rental cars above $200 per day.
—Annie White, Car and Driver, 30 Apr. 2021
Pence has far more practice, and a rare gift at translating some of the president’s more callous, inflammatory or incautious statements into ordinary GOP-speak.
—Todd J. Gillman, Dallas News, 8 Oct. 2020
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for incautious
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In August 2023, using the FWC’s report on the crash, prosecutors initially charged Pino with only three counts of misdemeanor careless boating.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
23 May 2025
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Being a careless jackass but also irresistibly charming is a tough needle to thread.—
Staff Author Published,
EW.com,
22 May 2025
Adjective
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And in low- and mid-income countries, US$110 billion is lost every year in productivity and medical expenses resulting from unsafe food, per World Health Organization (WHO) data.—
Danielle Nierenberg,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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The driver accelerated away, making unsafe lane changes and weaving in and out of traffic, the trooper's report said.—
Madison Lambert,
NBC news,
6 June 2025
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The girl’s 47-year-old stepmom is charged with child endangerment and reckless endangerment by discharging a firearm from within a motor vehicle, Shelby County court records show.—
Olivia Lloyd,
Charlotte Observer,
6 June 2025
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Sadly, the reckless political extremism of mid-20th century America is also having a revival.—
Jane S. Smith,
Chicago Tribune,
6 June 2025
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“Incautious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incautious. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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