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
Madeline Hirsch,
InStyle,
3 June 2026
In its madcap way, the film explores how fashion is raced and subsequently appropriated.
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Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
2 June 2026
Emily Temple,
Literary Hub,
26 May 2026
After the Great Splintering that seemed to occur after the pandemic, digicore artists are dropping posse cuts and random madcap loosies with each other again.
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Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
17 Dec. 2025
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Adjective
These are the hallmarks of a Hannah Horvath stand-in and key plot points from Lena Dunham’s epic, madcap, and relatably unrelatable new memoir Famesick.
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Madeline Hirsch,
InStyle,
3 June 2026
In its madcap way, the film explores how fashion is raced and subsequently appropriated.
—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
2 June 2026
Noun
Her madcap, occasionally ultra-violent quest leads us down dark alleys in Chinatown and into chic midtown hotel bars.
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Emily Temple,
Literary Hub,
26 May 2026
After the Great Splintering that seemed to occur after the pandemic, digicore artists are dropping posse cuts and random madcap loosies with each other again.
—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
17 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for madcap
Adjective
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Was fatal boat crash just an accident — or was Pino reckless?
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Emma D’Arcy imbues Rhaenyra’s every line with a breathless giddiness that conveys the character’s reckless naivete.
Noun
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But there are lots of potential devils in the details (otherwise there’d be little need for experimental reactors).
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The two vivid soloists were tenor Anthony León as the cocky troubadour and baritone Eleomar Cuello as the cocky devil.
Adjective
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Free climbing has been around for many years, but social media has brought the daredevil sport to global audiences and fueled a surge in popularity.
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At this time, Moore says, aviation was considered a daredevil sport, and successful pilots, especially in France, became celebrities.
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An exhibit at the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library used AI to illustrate how visitors might look in TR's cowboy garb.
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That sense of modernity has sometimes felt absent from the movies’ sweetly old-fashioned world, which features pull-string cowboy dolls and a shiny spaceman action figure.
Adjective
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Although Argentina recovered from the defeat and reached the final, the Cameroon team’s courageous performance has become the stuff of World Cup legend.
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Marmo sees Bruce’s life as tragical, comical but also adventurous and courageous.
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Ozzy was the madman up front, usually singing brooding lyrics written by Geezer.
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Verbinski’s latest, a genre-bending sci-fi that sees Sam Rockwell as a time-travelling madman recruiting help to save humanity from the threat of artificial intelligence, led the director to take a deep dive into new tools.
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Marmo sees Bruce’s life as tragical, comical but also adventurous and courageous.
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Mixing materials like lace, cotton, and more adventurous fabrics like leather within the same color family adds visual interest without losing the cohesive vibe.
Adjective
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Its easy sextile to healing Chiron in your 7th House of Partnership supports brave conversations that make room for depth with grace.
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Austin Nieves, a recent transplant to the area and the man who had brought this brave group together, broke the strained silence by handing out beers.
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“Madcap.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/madcap. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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