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madcap

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of madcap

foolishly adventurous or bold
  • a madcap scheme to go over Niagara Falls in a barrel
Synonyms of madcap

audacious, brash, daredevil, foolhardy, overbold, overconfident, reckless
Words Related to madcap

adventuresome, adventurous, bold, daring, venturesome, venturous

hotheaded

impetuous, imprudent, impulsive, incautious, rash

brainless, foolish, harebrained, scatterbrained

careless, heedless, thoughtless

hasty, headlong, precipitate
Near Antonyms of madcap

unadventurous, unambitious

fainthearted, fearful, mousy (or mousey), scary, shy, skittish, timid, timorous

calm, cool, levelheaded, sensible

chicken, chickenhearted, cowardly, craven, dastardly, lily-livered, pusillanimous, recreant, spineless, unheroic, yellow
Antonyms of madcap

careful, cautious, circumspect, guarded, heedful, prudent, safe, wary

madcap

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of madcap

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 of madcap

daredevil, devil, madman
Words Related to madcap

berserk (or berserker), cowboy, hotdog, showboat

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