All reckless synonyms
reckΒ·less
R r adj reckless
- incautious β not cautious; careless; reckless; heedless.
- hot shot β incandescent shot fired to set enemy ships or buildings on fire.
- adventurous β Someone who is adventurous is willing to take risks and to try new methods. Something that is adventurous involves new things or ideas.
- careless β If you are careless, you do not pay enough attention to what you are doing, and so you make mistakes, or cause harm or damage.
- harebrained β giddy; reckless.
- inconsiderate β without due regard for the rights or feelings of others: It was inconsiderate of him to keep us waiting.
- gamesome β playful; frolicsome.
- chin-up β an exercise in which a person grips an elevated bar and pulls himself or herself up until the chin is level with the bar
- gutty β Informal. showing spirit; plucky; gutsy: a gutty attempt to kick a field goal.
- brash β If you describe someone or their behaviour as brash, you disapprove of them because you think that they are too confident and aggressive.
- anti-social β Someone who is anti-social is unwilling to meet and be friendly with other people.
- ill-advised β acting or done without due consideration; imprudent: an ill-advised remark.
- foot-in-mouth β (of a statement) inappropriate, insensitive, or imprudent.
- asleep at the switch β a slender, flexible shoot, rod, etc., used especially in whipping or disciplining.
- galvanic β pertaining to or produced by galvanism; producing or caused by an electric current.
- changeful β often changing; inconstant; variable
- breakneck β If you say that something happens or travels at breakneck speed, you mean that it happens or travels very fast.
- mule β a lounging slipper that covers the toes and instep or only the instep.
- giddy β affected with vertigo; dizzy.
- locked in β a device for securing a door, gate, lid, drawer, or the like in position when closed, consisting of a bolt or system of bolts propelled and withdrawn by a mechanism operated by a key, dial, etc.
- devil-may-care β If you say that someone has a devil-may-care attitude, you mean that they seem relaxed and do not seem worried about the consequences of their actions.
- ill-judged β injudicious; unwise.
- improvident β not provident; lacking foresight; incautious; unwary.
- asocial β avoiding contact; not gregarious
- headstrong β determined to have one's own way; willful; stubborn; obstinate: a headstrong young man.
- indocile β not willing to receive teaching, training, or discipline; fractious; unruly.
- daring β People who are daring are willing to do or say things which are new or which might shock or anger other people.
- behindhand β If someone is behindhand, they have been delayed or have made less progress in their work than they or other people think they should.
adjective reckless
- designless β without a design, unplanned
- impetuous β of, relating to, or characterized by sudden or rash action, emotion, etc.; impulsive: an impetuous decision; an impetuous person.
- foolish β resulting from or showing a lack of sense; ill-considered; unwise: a foolish action, a foolish speech.
- daredevil β Daredevil people enjoy doing physically dangerous things.
- alarmable β able or prone to be alarmed or disturbed
- irreflective β Without mental reflection.
- delinquent β Someone, usually a young person, who is delinquent repeatedly commits minor crimes.
- herolike β Resembling or characteristic of a hero; heroic.
- nonobservant β Not observant; not religious; not participating in the observance of religion.
- wild β living in a state of nature; not tamed or domesticated: a wild animal; wild geese.
- wasteful β given to or characterized by useless consumption or expenditure: wasteful methods; a wasteful way of life.
- lawless β contrary to or without regard for the law: lawless violence.
- jaunty β easy and sprightly in manner or bearing: to walk with a jaunty step.
- excitable β Responding rather too readily to something new or stimulating; too easily excited.
- headlong β with the head foremost; headfirst: to plunge headlong into the water.