as in reckless
foolishly adventurous or bold
a madcap scheme to go over Niagara Falls in a barrel
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Recent Examples of madcap
Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 29 July 2025
Runners-up include Jaws, which left Universal Studios in 2012, and Magic Kingdom’s madcap Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride, which exited in 1998.
DB: Feeling sentimental about Dueling Dragons, a pre-Potter coaster at Islands.
—Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 July 2025
Donkey Kong can also slide along on chunks of terrain in a zippy, madcap land-surfing mode that's wonderfully difficult to control effectively.
—ArsTechnica, 16 July 2025
Death Stranding 2: On the Beach, the madcap delivery sequel from gaming’s preeminent auteur, Hideo Kojima, is a terrific example of a fantasy that video games do brilliantly: hiking through the wilderness.
—Lewis Gordon, Vulture, 9 July 2025
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Adjective
Even in the madcap world of modern-day transfers, that’s a huge sum.
—Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 29 July 2025
Runners-up include Jaws, which left Universal Studios in 2012, and Magic Kingdom’s madcap Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride, which exited in 1998.
DB: Feeling sentimental about Dueling Dragons, a pre-Potter coaster at Islands.
—Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 July 2025
Donkey Kong can also slide along on chunks of terrain in a zippy, madcap land-surfing mode that's wonderfully difficult to control effectively.
—ArsTechnica, 16 July 2025
Death Stranding 2: On the Beach, the madcap delivery sequel from gaming’s preeminent auteur, Hideo Kojima, is a terrific example of a fantasy that video games do brilliantly: hiking through the wilderness.
—Lewis Gordon, Vulture, 9 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for madcap
Adjective
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For instance, an officer or insurance adjuster might claim your lack of footwear contributed to reckless or careless driving, and the matter could even be brought up in court or during an insurance review.—
Georgea Kovanis,
The Courier-Journal,
3 Sep. 2025
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Set in 1968 suburbia, Father of Us follows five siblings caught between their magnetic but reckless father and their radiant but overwhelmed mother.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The term Jab Jab itself comes from the French term for devil.—
Mankaprr Conteh,
Rolling Stone,
23 Aug. 2025
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In Michelangelo’s Last Judgment a devil drags one of the damned to hell by his testicles (which sounds like heaven to me).—
Michael Robbins,
Harpers Magazine,
20 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Rounded plastic equipment prevents potential scraps and presumably is meant to prevent daredevil kids from climbing on top of slide tunnels or jungle gym towers.—
Carrie Lukas,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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When Francis Ford Coppola finally went into production on Megalopolis, the project carried the weight of decades of anticipation and the air of a high-wire act undertaken by a beloved, daredevil octogenarian.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Aug. 2025
Noun
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What exactly is a cowboy breakfast biscuit?—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
7 Sep. 2025
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Bighorn Scenic Byway Wyoming Embrace your inner cowboy with a drive along the Bighorn Scenic Byway, which takes you over the crest of the Big Horn Mountains and to spots like the city of Sheridan, where New West meets Old West in the historic downtown.—
Beth Luberecki,
USA Today,
6 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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While courageous, essentially relaunching a core strategy would be a terrifying feat for a leader in any arena.—
Dilan Gomih,
Forbes.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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The importance of courageous, firm, honest leadership was reconfirmed.—
Arthur I. Cyr,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Aug. 2025
Noun
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But there’s still something delectable about Guillermo del Toro, a director who is both a visionary and a genre classicist, returning to the original horror novel, the tale of monsters and madmen that gave birth to all subsequent tales of monsters and madmen.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
26 Aug. 2025
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Barry Goldwater and Ronald Reagan were madmen marching the United States toward nuclear war.—
Isaac Schorr,
The Washington Examiner,
8 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The adventurous archaeologist travels the globe looking for missing artifacts and historical treasures.—
Christopher Rudolph,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
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For something more adventurous, Smyril Line runs a weekly ferry between Denmark, the Faroe Islands, and Iceland.—
David Nikel,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Hundreds of thousands of Israelis have returned to the streets demanding a brave leadership.—
Ron Scherf,
Time,
5 Sep. 2025
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So carefree, fearless, brave and radiant.—
Staff Author,
PEOPLE,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Madcap.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/madcap. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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