KAMIKAZE Synonyms: 48 Similar and Opposite Words

kamikaze

adjective

as in reckless

having or showing a lack of concern for the consequences of one's actions a bike messenger who regularly cuts across busy city streets with a kamikaze boldness

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Recent Examples of kamikaze Japan has announced plans to raise a fleet of loitering kamikaze drones and low-cost missiles to counter threats from China (and other regional threats). —

Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 4 Apr. 2026 Drone expertise Iran’s Shahed-136 ‘kamikaze’ drone has become a fixture of modern warfare, with Moscow utilizing the technology in its years-long invasion of Ukraine. —

Anniek Bao,sam Meredith, CNBC, 27 Mar. 2026 Combatants in the Russia-Ukraine war have pioneered the use of first-person view drones as kamikaze munitions. —

Jon R. Lindsay, The Conversation, 11 Mar. 2026 Amid the wave of attacks, some targets inside Iran were destroyed by one-way attack drones, which are also sometimes referred to as kamikaze drones. —

Brian Bennett, Time, 28 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for kamikaze

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He was convicted on June 5 of first-degree murder, manslaughter, assault, reckless endangerment, theft of a motor vehicle and other counts, according to a statement from the Delaware Department of Justice.

— Laura Fay, CBS News, 8 June 2026
But an adventure conjoined with a lover, whether breaking studio rules with Tony Curtis or tracking down John Dillinger in the person of Lawrence Tierney, never failed to activate a reckless tingle in me.

— Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 6 June 2026