IRRESPONSIBLE Synonyms: 48 Similar and Opposite Words

irresponsible

adjective

ˌir-i-ˈspän(t)-sə-bəl

as in reckless

having or showing a lack of concern for the consequences of one's actions it was irresponsible to go off and leave your baby unattended in an automobile

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Recent Examples of irresponsible Ethics examines questions like these over where the burden for reform lies, and whether society is harmed more by irresponsible speech or by having that speech restricted. —

Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 May 2026 Sports talk show hosts and social media talking heads opined that to race would be dangerous and irresponsible. —

Becky Sullivan, NPR, 6 May 2026 Newsom’s health care expansion programs are irresponsible. —

Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 4 May 2026 Gun control activists slammed the moves as dangerous and irresponsible just days after authorities say a man armed with guns and knives tried to storm the White House Correspondents' Association dinner and kill the Republican president. —

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reckless

Adjective

America’s reckless military adventure continues.

— Sudarsan Raghavan, New Yorker, 12 May 2026
Tottenham began to tire and Tel was ultimately punished for his reckless boot in his own box.

— Beren Cross, New York Times, 11 May 2026