incautiously

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for incautiously
Adverb
  • The new majority on the San Diego County Board of Supervisors intends to imprudently balance its operating budget by monkeying with its reserve structure and reducing its size.
    Harvey Levine, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • Advertisement Even in regions without dams, farmers pumped recklessly from unmonitored wells.
    Nik Kowsar, Time, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Edelman’s job was to contain any returner who might break outside instead of pursuing the kickoff as fast and recklessly as possible downfield.
    Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 20 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • Ed is left alone on the farm after impulsively killing that brother (whose actual death might have been accidental) for breaking up the family unit and, the next year, losing Augusta to complications from a stroke.
    Judy Berman, Time, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Despite all that’s at stake, the project came together impulsively.
    Daniel D'Addario, Variety, 30 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • Their methods—ruthless melodic math, brazenly artificial production, and an odd soft spot for reggae rhythms—helped define the world-conquering sound of Britney Spears and Backstreet Boys.
    Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 3 Oct. 2025
  • The pearl-clutching folks over at the Motion Picture Guild never had a response to their film being used so brazenly, and that was true even as the footage was explicitly recontextualized for the opposite purpose it was intended.
    Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 3 Oct. 2025
Adverb
  • Some are steeping themselves in traditional ingredients and cooking techniques, while others are brashly striking out to forge creative new styles.
    Robert F. Moss, Southern Living, 17 Sep. 2025
  • From their now signature hand-in-hand walk out to subtle nods and hip-check nudges between them, the years of estrangement seemed like an ancient memory, leaving in their place a dedication to playing their most beloved songs as loudly, brashly and tightly as ever.
    Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 29 Aug. 2025
Adverb
  • Set Rules For Micro-Interventions Of course, even a strategy like this, with ample scientific support, can backfire if it’s implemented thoughtlessly.
    Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
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“Incautiously.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incautiously. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.

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