All wanton synonyms
wanΒ·ton
W w adjective wanton
- fitful β coming, appearing, acting, etc., in fits or by spells; recurring irregularly.
- frivolous β characterized by lack of seriousness or sense: frivolous conduct.
- heedless β careless; thoughtless; unmindful: Heedless of the danger, he returned to the burning building to save his dog.
- hot and cold β (Idiomatic) Ambivalent; having conflicting emotions.
- immoderate β not moderate; exceeding just or reasonable limits; excessive; extreme.
- inconstant β not constant; changeable; fickle; variable: an inconstant friend.
- intemperate β given to or characterized by excessive or immoderate indulgence in alcoholic beverages.
- profuse β spending or giving freely and in large amount, often to excess; extravagant (often followed by in): profuse praise.
- thriftless β without thrift; improvident; wasteful.
- unfettered β to release from fetters.
- unreserved β not restricted; without reservation; full; entire; unqualified: unreserved approval.
- unrestrained β not restrained or controlled; uncontrolled or uncontrollable: the unrestrained birthrate in some countries.
- up and down β moving in or related to a direction that is up or is regarded as up: the up elevator; the up train traveling north; the up platform of a railroad station.
- whimsical β given to whimsy or fanciful notions; capricious: a pixyish, whimsical fellow.
- immoral β violating moral principles; not conforming to the patterns of conduct usually accepted or established as consistent with principles of personal and social ethics.
- immodest β not modest in conduct, utterance, etc.; indecent; shameless.
- abandoned β An abandoned place or building is no longer used or occupied.
- licentious β sexually unrestrained; lascivious; libertine; lewd.
- lustful β full of or motivated by lust, greed, or the like: He was an emperor lustful of power.
- impious β not pious or religious; lacking reverence for God, religious practices, etc.; irreligious; ungodly.
- dissipated β indulging in or characterized by excessive devotion to pleasure; intemperate; dissolute.
- dissolute β indifferent to moral restraints; given to immoral or improper conduct; licentious; dissipated.
- shameless β lacking any sense of shame: immodest; audacious.
- lewd β inclined to, characterized by, or inciting to lust or lechery; lascivious.
- promiscuous β characterized by or involving indiscriminate mingling or association, especially having sexual relations with a number of partners on a casual basis.
- fast β moving or able to move, operate, function, or take effect quickly; quick; swift; rapid: a fast horse; a fast pain reliever; a fast thinker.
- libertine β a person who is morally or sexually unrestrained, especially a dissolute man; a profligate; rake.
- profligate β utterly and shamelessly immoral or dissipated; thoroughly dissolute.
- x-rated β (of a motion picture) having a rating of X; intended for adults only.
- lax β not strict or severe; careless or negligent: lax morals; a lax attitude toward discipline.
- libidinous β full of sexual lust; lustful; lewd; lascivious.
- speedy β characterized by speed; rapid; swift; fast.
- unprincipled β lacking or not based on moral scruples or principles: an unprincipled person; unprincipled behavior.
- unscrupulous β not scrupulous; unrestrained by scruples; conscienceless; unprincipled.
- nasty β physically filthy; disgustingly unclean: a nasty pigsty of a room.
- maleficent β doing evil or harm; harmfully malicious: maleficent destroyers of reputations.
- excessive β More than is necessary, normal, or desirable; immoderate.
- unreasonable β not reasonable or rational; acting at variance with or contrary to reason; not guided by reason or sound judgment; irrational: an unreasonable person.
verb wanton
- wink at β to close and open one or both eyes quickly.
- lollygag β lallygag.
- make eyes at β the organ of sight, in vertebrates typically one of a pair of spherical bodies contained in an orbit of the skull and in humans appearing externally as a dense, white, curved membrane, or sclera, surrounding a circular, colored portion, or iris, that is covered by a clear, curved membrane, or cornea, and in the center of which is an opening, or pupil, through which light passes to the retina.
- take for a ride β to sit on and manage a horse or other animal in motion; be carried on the back of an animal.
- potter β Beatrix [bee-uh-triks] /Λbi Ι trΙͺks/ (Show IPA), 1866β1943, English writer and illustrator of children's books.
- pottering β putter1 .
- live it up β to have life, as an organism; be alive; be capable of vital functions: all things that live.
- frivol β to behave frivolously; trifle.
- coquet β to behave flirtatiously
- futz around β to pass time in idleness (usually followed by around).
- play games β an amusement or pastime: children's games.
- luxuriate β to enjoy oneself without stint; revel: to luxuriate in newly acquired wealth.