Synonyms for reckless
- adjective
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Adjective
1. Heedless — careless or heedless; headstrong or rash
careless, heedless, rash, fool-hardy, imprudent, impetuous, devil-may-care, wanton, extravagant, impulsive, negligent, thoughtless, profligate, wild, daring, sudden, brash, inconsiderate, audacious, hasty, adventurous, prodigal
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Definitions
- adj. 1
Careless or heedless; headstrong or rash.
Related words
- Word family
- recklessly recklessness
- Is a kind of
- carefree careless
From weakest to strongest
From the opposite of reckless, on the left, to its strongest synonyms, on the right.
Example sentences
- rash I got a rash on my hands from dishwasher detergent.
- imprudent It is very imprudent to swim in the rapids.
- heedless We're acting like a pack of heedless cretins.
- feckless She discombobulated me with her feckless laughter.
By length
- 4 letters
- wild1, rash1
- 5 letters
- hasty2, brash1
- 6 letters
- sudden2, daring2, wanton2
- 8 letters
- careless2, prodigal3, feckless2, heedless
- 9 letters
- impulsive3, negligent3, audacious3, impetuous3, imprudent3
- 10 letters
- profligate3
- 11 letters
- adventurous4, extravagant4, thoughtless2
- 13 letters
- inconsiderate, undercautious
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (hasty2 = 2 syllables).