Synonyms of madcap

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adjective

as in reckless

foolishly adventurous or bold

a madcap scheme to go over Niagara Falls in a barrel

Synonyms & Similar Words

• reckless
• daredevil
• courageous
• adventurous
• brave
• audacious
• foolhardy
• heroic
• daring
• heroical
• brash
• overconfident
• fearless
• impulsive
• foolish
• gallant
• temerarious
• careless
• valiant
• overbold
• intrepid
• adventuresome
• impetuous
• dauntless
• venturesome
• undaunted
• imprudent
• gutsy
• valorous
• venturous
• rash
• hardy
• harebrained
• bold
• thoughtless
• manful
• incautious
• hotheaded
• stalwart
• scatterbrained
• heedless
• headlong
• hasty
• stout
• stouthearted
• brainless
• doughty
• lionhearted
• undauntable
• greathearted
• precipitate

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• careful
• cautious
• prudent
• safe
• wary
• circumspect
• heedful
• unadventurous
• guarded
• unambitious
• timid
• fearful
• scary
• sensible
• timorous
• shy
• mousy
• cool
• calm
• skittish
• intelligent
• levelheaded
• fainthearted
• sharp
• alert
• yellow
• dastardly
• mousey
• craven
• unheroic
• pusillanimous
• cowardly
• quick-witted
• spineless
• chicken
• recreant
• chickenhearted
• lily-livered

madcap

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noun

as in cowboy

a person who seeks out very dangerous or foolhardy adventures with no apparent fear

an incorrigible madcap who loves drag racing and white-water rafting

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cowboy
• devil
• madman
• daredevil
• berserk
• berserker
• showboat
• hotdog