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
This hopelessly dreary production is intent on capturing only the compulsive, joyless comedown of its main character’s kamikaze choice to blow his life up.
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Alison Willmore, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2025
The incident occurred Saturday evening when a Haiti National Police task force launched two kamikaze drones during a gathering of gang members to celebrate the birthday of local gang leader, Albert Steevenson, alias Djouma, in Simon Pelé, west of the Airport Road.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 23 Sep. 2025
And poor, engine‑damaging quality or not, the ersatz aviation fuel had to work only once to get a kamikaze plane up and away to hit one of the enemy warships now lazing about in the offing around the Home Islands, often close enough to be spotted from shore with the naked eye.
—Literary Hub, 7 Aug. 2025
It was originally branded as a long-range, one-way attack vehicle, a class of systems more commonly referred to as kamikaze drones or loitering munitions.
—Vikram Mittal, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025
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Alison Willmore, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2025
The incident occurred Saturday evening when a Haiti National Police task force launched two kamikaze drones during a gathering of gang members to celebrate the birthday of local gang leader, Albert Steevenson, alias Djouma, in Simon Pelé, west of the Airport Road.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 23 Sep. 2025
And poor, engine‑damaging quality or not, the ersatz aviation fuel had to work only once to get a kamikaze plane up and away to hit one of the enemy warships now lazing about in the offing around the Home Islands, often close enough to be spotted from shore with the naked eye.
—Literary Hub, 7 Aug. 2025
It was originally branded as a long-range, one-way attack vehicle, a class of systems more commonly referred to as kamikaze drones or loitering munitions.
—Vikram Mittal, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for kamikaze
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Later that month, a reckless driver trying to flee police hit and killed a 28-year-old man.—
Francesca Pica,
jsonline.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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The Oceanside City Council recently revised their e-bike ordinance to allow law enforcement to confiscate e-bikes from reckless riders.—
Hannah Elsmore,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Jan. 2026
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The daredevil sequence sees Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) hijack a biplane to chase down the villainous Gabriel (Esai Morales), who's in a biplane of his own.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
2 Dec. 2025
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Sladek has traveled around the world doing daredevil acts.—
Kirk Kenney,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 Nov. 2025
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The looks grew more daring, spanning tear-away jean shorts and jeans covered in clear sequins to micro shorts worn over base layers.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
29 Jan. 2026
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Insisting that the mission is bigger than any one person, including its creator, the film opens space for more daring, messy attempts to follow.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Kamikaze.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kamikaze. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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