What are some opposite words for foolhardiness?
Antonyms for foolhardinessfool·har·di·ness
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
foolhardiness
Rashness applies to the actual rushing into danger without counting the cost; temerity denotes the needless exposure of oneself to peril which is or might be clearly seen to be such. Rashness is used chiefly of bodily acts, temerity often of mental or social matters; there may be a noble rashness, but temerity is always used in a bad sense. We say it is amazing that one should have had the temerity to make a statement which could be readily proved a falsehood, or to make an unworthy proposal to one sure to resent it; in such use temerity is often closely allied to hardihood, audacity, or presumption. Venturesomeness dallies on the edge of danger and experiments with it; foolhardiness rushes in for want of sense, heedlessness for want of attention, rashness for want of reflection, recklessness from disregard of consequences. Audacity, in the sense here considered, denotes a dashing and somewhat reckless courage, in defiance of conventionalities, or of other men's opinions, or of what would be deemed probable consequences; as, the audacity of a successful financier. Compare EFFRONTERY.
Antonyms:
care, caution, circumspection, cowardice, hesitation, timidity, warinessSynonyms:
audacity, hardihood, hastiness, heedlessness, over-confidence, precipitancy, precipitation, presumption, rashness, recklessness, temerity, venturesomeness
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Princeton's WordNet
recklessness, foolhardiness, rashnessnoun
the trait of giving little thought to danger
Synonyms:
rashness, recklessness, heedlessness, mindlessness
How to use foolhardiness in a sentence?
To try to win always is foolishness, and to try and win at any cost is foolhardiness. Venture out with openness to lose too. Losing in awareness often gives you learning and wisdom. Grow taller in your loss, bounce back and rise; simply MickeyMize.
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#309 | care | |
#8403 | caution | |
#25748 | hesitation | |
#48760 | cowardice | |
#60838 | timidity | |
#137630 | wariness | |
#166718 | circumspection |
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