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reckless

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of reckless

1 having or showing a lack of concern for the consequences of one's actions
  • The reckless skiers were making everyone nervous by schussing down the mountainside at lightning speed.
Synonyms of reckless

daredevil, devil-may-care, foolhardy, harum-scarum, irresponsible
Words Related to reckless

adventurous, audacious, bold, daring, venturesome

hasty, headlong, hotheaded, impetuous, precipitate, rash, wild

blithe, carefree, happy-go-lucky, madcap, slaphappy

nonchalant, unconcerned, unworried

careless, freewheeling, heedless, inattentive, incautious, mindless, regardless, unheeding, unmindful

feckless, inconsiderate, thoughtless, unthinking
Near Antonyms of reckless

careful, cautious, circumspect, heedful

overcareful, overcautious, timid
Antonyms of reckless

responsible
2 foolishly adventurous or bold
  • a reckless driver who cut off other cars on the road
Synonyms of reckless

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

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 reckless

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 reckless

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

Synonym Discussion of reckless

adventurous, venturesome, daring, daredevil, rash, reckless, foolhardy mean exposing oneself to danger more than required by good sense. adventurous implies a willingness to accept risks but not necessarily imprudence.
    • adventurous pioneers
venturesome implies a jaunty eagerness for perilous undertakings.
    • venturesome stunt pilots
daring implies fearlessness in courting danger.
    • daring mountain climbers
daredevil stresses ostentation in daring.
    • daredevil motorcyclists
rash suggests imprudence and lack of forethought.
    • a rash decision
reckless implies heedlessness of probable consequences.
    • a reckless driver
foolhardy suggests a recklessness that is inconsistent with good sense.
    • the foolhardy sailor ventured into the storm

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