What are some opposite words for WANTON?
Antonyms for WANTON
ˈwɒn tnwan·ton
This page is about all possible antonyms and opposite words for the term WANTON.
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wantonadjective
Undisciplined, unruly; not able to be controlled.
Synonyms:
unruly, undisciplinedwantonadjective
Lewd, immoral; sexually open, unchaste.
The young man wantoned away his inheritance.
wantonadjective
wantonadjective
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lavish, luxuriant, abundant, prodigal, extravagant, unrestrainedwantonadjective
Synonyms:
playful, frolicsome
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
wanton
Antonyms:
stationary, unrovlng, unsportive, unplayful, unfrolicsome, joyless, thoughtful, demure, sedate, discreet, staid, self-controlled, well-regulated, formal, austere, purposed, deliberate, cold-blooded, determinedSynonyms:
wandering, roving, sportive, playful, frolicsome, loose, unbridled, uncurbed, reckless, unrestrained, irregular, licentious, dissolute, inconsiderate, heedless, gratuitous
Princeton's WordNet
wantonadjective
lewd or lascivious woman
motiveless, unprovoked, wantonadjective
occurring without motivation or provocation
"motiveless malignity"; "unprovoked and dastardly attack"- F.D.Roosevelt
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promiscuous, loose, sluttish, motiveless, light, easy, unprovoked, wantoneasy, light, loose, promiscuous, sluttish, wantonverb
casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior
"her easy virtue"; "he was told to avoid loose (or light) women"; "wanton behavior"
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motiveless, light-headed, sluttish, wanton, wakeful, faint, prosperous, at large(p), well-situated, soft, gentle, idle, blowsy, lightsome, blowzy, light-colored, unaccented, slatternly, weak, low-cal, lite, easy, promiscuous, well-off, liberal, abstemious, informal, unclouded, leisurely, unaffixed, open, light(a), well-to-do, clear, well-fixed, easygoing, on the loose(p), comfortable, lightheaded, clean, tripping, short, scant(p), unprovoked, free, well-heeled, slack, light, swooning, calorie-free, escaped, lax, loosepiddle, wanton, wanton away, piddle away, trifleverb
waste time; spend one's time idly or inefficiently
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wanton away, wee, wee-wee, piddle away, play, piddle, dally, urinate, frivol, relieve oneself, micturate, pass water, wanton, trifle away, puddle, piss, spend a penny, luxuriate, take a leak, make water, trifle, make, pee-pee, peewantonverb
indulge in a carefree or voluptuous way of life
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trifle, piddle, trifle away, luxuriate, piddle away, wanton awaywanton, wanton away, trifle awayverb
spend wastefully
"wanton one's money away"
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trifle, piddle, trifle away, luxuriate, piddle away, wanton, wanton awayluxuriate, wantonverb
become extravagant; indulge (oneself) luxuriously
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piddle away, piddle, indulge, wanton, luxuriate, wanton away, trifle away, triflewantonverb
engage in amorous play
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trifle, piddle, trifle away, luxuriate, piddle away, wanton awaywantonverb
behave extremely cruelly and brutally
Synonyms:
trifle, piddle, trifle away, luxuriate, piddle away, wanton away
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
wantonadjective
Synonyms:
unrestrained, uncontrolled, unchecked, unbridled undisciplined, luxuriant, rampant, exuberant, excessive, rank, dissolute, licentious, immoral, unchaste, frolicsome, playful, sportive, reckless, heedless, inconsiderate
How to use WANTON in a sentence?
This wanton killing of innocents is just the most recent of the many vicious acts perpetrated by ISIL-affiliated terrorists against the people of the region, including the murders of dozens of Egyptian soldiers in the Sinai, which only further galvanizes the international community to unite against ISIL, this heinous act once again underscores the urgent need for a political resolution to the conflict in Libya, the continuation of which only benefits terrorist groups, including ISIL.
[D]emocracy will soon degenerate into an anarchy, such an anarchy that every man will do what is right in his own eyes and no man's life or property or reputation or liberty will be secure, and every one of these will soon mould itself into a system of subordination of all the moral virtues and intellectual abilities, all the powers of wealth, beauty, wit and science, to the wanton pleasures, the capricious will, and the execrable cruelty of one or a very few.
Society expects man to be a passive social animal who believes like the People of the Field in "Jurgen" that "to do what you always have done" and "what is expected of you" are the twin rules of life. This, is course, is not true. The wanton crucifixion of impulses, the unnecessary blocking and frustration of the drives and urges, are an evil that reflects itself in sophistication, ennui and boredom, dissatisfaction, melancholy, fatigue, anxiety and neurosis.
Predators are not wanton livestock catching animals, they don't want to come and eat our livestock. What we as humans do is put our livestock in inappropriate locations through lack of knowledge.
As flies to wanton boys, are we to the godsThey kill us for their sport.
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#2328 | determined | |
#3408 | formal | |
#9562 | motivated | |
#10813 | stationary | |
#13204 | discreet | |
#14493 | thoughtful | |
#15634 | deliberate | |
#39191 | wanton | |
#53038 | austere | |
#54725 | chaste | |
#68220 | staid | |
#73655 | sedate | |
#82994 | demure | |
#90568 | purposed | |
#143026 | joyless |
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