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- pronunciation:
- rek
lihs
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Word Explorer
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adjective |
| definition 1: |
completely heedless of dangers or consequences; rash.
The young man was a reckless driver, and she didn't want her daughter in the car with him.- synonyms:
- brash, foolhardy, heedless, rash
- antonyms:
- cautious, prudent
- similar words:
- careless, crazy, daredevil, daring, harebrained, impetuous, imprudent, incautious, lunatic, madcap, nasty, negligent, precipitate, thoughtless, trigger-happy, unmindful, venturesome, wild
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| definition 2: |
marked by such heedlessness.
The mother's reckless behavior endangered the children.Investing his money in a get-rich-quick scheme was a reckless decision.Someday they'll pay for their reckless acts.- synonyms:
- foolhardy, heedless, rash
- antonyms:
- prudent
- similar words:
- careless, devil-may-care, harebrained, hasty, ill-advised, ill-considered, impetuous, impolitic, imprudent, incautious, injudicious, madcap, precipitate, thoughtless, venturesome, wild
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| related words: |
adventurous, blind, credulous, desperate, fast, flighty, heroic, impulsive, mad, shortsighted, snap, temperamental |
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| derivations: |
recklessly (adv.), recklessness (n.) |
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