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Type Words
Synonyms foolhardy, heady, rash
Derivation recklessness


became the fiercest and most reckless of partisans.
a reckless driver.
Type Words
Synonyms heedless
Derivation recklessness


reckless squandering of public funds.

Examples of reckless

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She was driving very fast and reckless and I was afraid she was going to hit me.
From the orlandosentinel.com
Brazil's austere fiscal policy is hardly comparable to Argentina's reckless one.
From the businessweek.com
On each Moore threw with the reckless confidence we sometimes saw from Delhomme.
From the charlotteobserver.com
Add to this young, reckless teenagers, and we are all in peril behind the wheel.
From the dailyherald.com
It's not worth it if it isn't the reckless intimidator he was at his brief peak.
From the freep.com
Ecuador's northern Amazon bears the scars of decades of reckless oil extraction.
From the independent.co.uk
Just another of the many consequences of reckless exponential population growth.
From the newscientist.com
Some spent millions on campaigns to entice you to change your reckless behavior.
From the online.wsj.com
Michael Sisk, 26, was found guilty in August of second-degree reckless homicide.
From the newsobserver.com
More examples
  • Foolhardy: marked by defiant disregard for danger or consequences; "foolhardy enough to try to seize the gun from the hijacker"; "became the fiercest and most reckless of partisans"-Macaulay; "a reckless driver"; "a rash attempt to climb Mount Everest"
  • Heedless: characterized by careless unconcern; "the heedless generosity and the spasmodic extravagance of persons used to large fortunes"- Edith Wharton; "reckless squandering of public funds"
  • (recklessly) in a reckless manner
  • (recklessness) the trait of giving little thought to danger
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