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
  • Additional charges included negligently driving a vehicle in a careless and imprudent manner, endangering property, life, and person, as well as recklessly driving a vehicle in wanton and willful disregard for the safety of persons and property.
    Diane J. Cho, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025
  • He was charged with multiple counts, including kidnapping and recklessly endangering another person.
    Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Oct. 2025
Adverb
  • This is important, since most people who try to kill themselves do so impulsively.
    Dr. Theresa T. Nguyen, Boston Herald, 26 Oct. 2025
  • Set in 1990, the show follows a closeted teenager named Cameron Cope (Miles Heizer), who impulsively joins the Marines to follow his enlisting best friend, despite the ban on gay people in the military.
    Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 24 Oct. 2025
Adverb
  • As French police, government officials and top executives at the Louvre Museum continue to scratch their heads over how thieves managed to brazenly steal priceless jewelry in broad daylight, a German company is seizing the moment and grabbing its 15 minutes of fame.
    Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
  • And back in November four masked men brazenly smashed display cases in the Cognacq-Jay Museum in the French capital and made off with seven 18th-century snuff boxes.
    Lionel Laurent, Twin Cities, 24 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 29 Oct. 2025.

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