Synonyms of kamikaze

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• reckless
• daredevil
• daring
• adventurous
• nonchalant
• foolhardy
• irresponsible
• careless
• hell-for-leather
• bold
• harum-scarum
• devil-may-care
• wild
• rash
• impetuous
• headlong
• audacious
• hasty
• venturesome
• madcap
• hotheaded
• carefree
• precipitate
• incautious
• mindless
• freewheeling
• heedless
• thoughtless
• inattentive
• feckless
• unmindful
• blithe
• regardless
• unthinking
• unconcerned
• unworried
• slaphappy
• inconsiderate
• happy-go-lucky
• unheeding

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• responsible
• careful
• cautious
• circumspect
• timid
• heedful
• overcautious
• overcareful

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of kamikaze

Hernández and Day played kamikaze dolphins who work for the government, giving them a sense of porpoise (their joke, not mine). — Omar L. Gallaga, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2026

According to National Geographic, roughly 3,000 Japanese soldiers died in kamikaze missions, while more than 7,000 American, Australian and British personnel were killed or wounded during the fight for Iwo Jima. — Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 2 May 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