Antonyms for wanton
ˈwɒn tnwan·ton

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1. wantonadjective

   Undisciplined, unruly; not able to be controlled.

   Synonyms:
   unruly, undisciplined

2. wantonadjective

   Lewd, immoral; sexually open, unchaste.

   The young man wantoned away his inheritance.

   Synonyms:
   unchaste, lustful, lewd

3. wantonadjective

   Synonyms:
   merciless, inhumane, malicious, insolent

4. wantonadjective

   Synonyms:
   lavish, luxuriant, abundant, prodigal, extravagant, unrestrained

5. wantonadjective

   Synonyms:
   playful, frolicsome

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1. wanton

   Antonyms:
   stationary, unrovlng, unsportive, unplayful, unfrolicsome, joyless, thoughtful, demure, sedate, discreet, staid, self-controlled, well-regulated, formal, austere, purposed, deliberate, cold-blooded, determined

   Synonyms:
   wandering, roving, sportive, playful, frolicsome, loose, unbridled, uncurbed, reckless, unrestrained, irregular, licentious, dissolute, inconsiderate, heedless, gratuitous

Matched Categories

1. • Act
   • Flirt
   • Live
   • Spend
   • Squander

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. wantonadjective

   lewd or lascivious woman

   Antonyms:
   motivated, chaste

2. motiveless, unprovoked, wantonadjective

   occurring without motivation or provocation

   "motiveless malignity"; "unprovoked and dastardly attack"- F.D.Roosevelt

   Antonyms:
   motivated, chaste

   Synonyms:
   promiscuous, loose, sluttish, motiveless, light, easy, unprovoked

3. easy, 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"

   Antonyms:
   motivated, chaste

   Synonyms:
   motiveless, light-headed, sluttish, 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, loose

4. piddle, wanton, wanton away, piddle away, trifleverb

   waste time; spend one's time idly or inefficiently

   Antonyms:
   chaste, motivated

   Synonyms:
   wanton away, wee, wee-wee, piddle away, play, piddle, dally, urinate, frivol, relieve oneself, micturate, pass water, trifle away, puddle, piss, spend a penny, luxuriate, take a leak, make water, trifle, make, pee-pee, pee

5. wantonverb

   indulge in a carefree or voluptuous way of life

   Antonyms:
   chaste, motivated

   Synonyms:
   trifle, piddle, trifle away, luxuriate, piddle away, wanton away

6. wanton, wanton away, trifle awayverb

   spend wastefully

   "wanton one's money away"

   Antonyms:
   chaste, motivated

   Synonyms:
   trifle, piddle, trifle away, luxuriate, piddle away, wanton away

7. luxuriate, wantonverb

   become extravagant; indulge (oneself) luxuriously

   Antonyms:
   motivated, chaste

   Synonyms:
   piddle away, piddle, indulge, luxuriate, wanton away, trifle away, trifle

8. wantonverb

   engage in amorous play

   Antonyms:
   chaste, motivated

   Synonyms:
   trifle, piddle, trifle away, luxuriate, piddle away, wanton away

9. wantonverb

   behave extremely cruelly and brutally

   Antonyms:
   motivated, chaste

   Synonyms:
   trifle, piddle, trifle away, luxuriate, piddle away, wanton away

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1. 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?

1. John Adams:

   [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.

2. Abraham Myerson:

   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.

3. William Shakespeare:

   As flies to wanton boys, are we to the godsThey kill us for their sport.

4. The US Embassy:

   They demonstrate wanton disregard for the welfare and rights of civilians and will worsen this country's humanitarian crisis.

5. Governors Association spokesman Chris Gustafson:

   Gretchen Whitmer’s wanton disregard for the rules and transparency surrounding her secret vacation to Florida raises serious ethical concerns for Michiganders and ensure that the turbulence is not far behind her, whitmer’s abuse of a slush fund and possible benefit at taxpayers’ expense will not fly with Michigan voters when they vote to fire the damn governor next fall.

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