Synonyms for fool-hardy
- adjective
Most common
bold reckless daring adventurous desperate brash presumptuous overconfident
All synonyms
Adjective
reckless, rash, foolish, daring, bold, adventurous, desperate, overconfident, presumptuous, brash, irresponsible, daredevil, heady, headlong, precipitate, incautious, venturous, temerarious, hasty, impetuous, enterprising, adventuresome, audacious, venturesome formal dated
Definitions
- adj. 1
Marked by unthinking recklessness with disregard for danger; boldly rash; hotheaded.
Related words
- Other spellings
- foolhardy
Example sentences
- bold He gets a little bold after he's had a few drinks.
- reckless We tried to restrain him from his reckless action.
- daring What's the most daring thing you've ever done?
- adventurous Ziri was as daringly adventurous as the rest of us.
- desperate Sami was desperate to keep his family above water.
- brash I don't like his brash way of talking.
By length
- 4 letters
- bold1, rash1
- 5 letters
- hasty2, brash1, heady2
- 6 letters
- daring2
- 7 letters
- foolish2
- 8 letters
- reckless2, headlong2
- 9 letters
- desperate2, daredevil3, audacious3, impetuous3, venturous
- 10 letters
- incautious
- 11 letters
- adventurous4, precipitate4, venturesome3, temerarious
- 12 letters
- enterprising4, presumptuous4
- 13 letters
- irresponsible5, overconfident5, adventuresome4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (hasty2 = 2 syllables).