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Synonyms for incautious

  • adjective

Most common

hot-headed reckless careless imprudent fool-hardy rash inconsiderate thoughtless

All synonyms

Adjective

careless, imprudent, hot-headed, foolish, reckless, fool-hardy, rash, inconsiderate, thoughtless, unguarded, indiscreet, unwary, injudicious, uncautious, negligent, hasty, heedless

Antonyms

cautious, prudent, chary

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Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    careless, reckless, not exercising proper caution.

Example sentences

  • reckless We tried to restrain him from his reckless action.
  • careless It is very careless of you to leave the door open.
  • imprudent It is very imprudent to swim in the rapids.
  • rash I got a rash on my hands from dishwasher detergent.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
incautioussteady
recklessrising
carelesssteady
imprudentsteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
rash1
5 letters
hasty2
6 letters
unwary3
7 letters
foolish2
8 letters
reckless2, careless2, heedless
9 letters
negligent3, unguarded3, imprudent3
10 letters
indiscreet3, uncautious
11 letters
thoughtless2, injudicious4
13 letters
inconsiderate

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (hasty2 = 2 syllables).