Synonyms of incautious

incautious

adjective

(ˌ)in-ˈkȯ-shəs 

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• careless
• unsafe
• reckless
• regardless
• heedless
• unwary
• unguarded
• mindless
• impetuous
• rash
• negligent
• thoughtless
• inattentive
• forgetful
• imprudent
• injudicious
• unmindful
• inconsiderate
• inadvertent
• indiscreet
• neglectful
• bold
• blithe
• remiss
• slipshod
• unintentional
• lax
• unplanned
• absentminded

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• cautious
• wary
• circumspect
• safe
• alert
• vigilant
• watchful
• heedful
• guarded
• observant
• chary
• attentive
• shrewd
• foresighted
• gingerly
• provident
• thoughtful
• calculating
• scheming
• considerate
• forethoughtful
• ultracautious
• ultracareful

Examples of incautious in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

His father, Chuck, played with an incautious tenacity by Patton Oswalt, has been desperately trying to get a hold of him. —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