Synonyms for Reckless
ˈrɛk lɪsreck·less

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1. reckless

   Synonyms:
   careless, heedless, incautious, foolhardy, thoughtless, rash, overventuresome, regardless, inconsiderate, improvident

   Antonyms:
   careful, heedful, cautious, timid, chary, thoughtful, calculating, provident, considerate, wary, circumspect

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1. foolhardy, heady, rash, recklessadjective

   marked by defiant disregard for danger or consequences

   "foolhardy enough to try to seize the gun from the hijacker"; "became the fiercest and most reckless of partisans"-Macaulay; "a reckless driver"; "a rash attempt to climb Mount Everest"

   Synonyms:
   rash, heady, wise, reckless, heedless, judicious, foolhardy, intoxicating

   Antonyms:
   timid, careful

2. heedless, recklessadjective

   characterized by careless unconcern

   "the heedless generosity and the spasmodic extravagance of persons used to large fortunes"- Edith Wharton; "reckless squandering of public funds"

   Synonyms:
   heady, heedless, foolhardy, unheeding, reckless, rash

   Antonyms:
   careful, timid

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1. aboandoned

   has been left

   it was bad enough that i abandoned her

   Submitted by riyajonalgadda on May 19, 2020  

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1. recklessadjective

   Synonyms:
   careless, heedless, rash, mindless, inconsiderate, uncircumspect, headlong, indiscreet, incautious, giddy, imprudent, improvident, volatile, wild, flighty, unsteady, giddy-brained, hare-brained, HARUM-SCARUM

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1. recklessadjective

   Synonyms:
   heedless, inconsiderate, unmindful, thoughtless, temerarious, rash, uncircumspect, incautious, hasty, foolhardy

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1. List of paraphrases for "reckless":

   imprudent, foolhardy, irresponsible, careless, unwise, rash, ill-considered, ruthless, thoughtless, carefree, injudicious, negligent, unconscious, ill-advised, fancy-free, senseless, unscrupulous, unthinking, frivolous, ill-judged

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1. List of known nicknames for "Reckless":

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1. Jeremy Hunt:

   The GRU's actions are reckless and indiscriminate : Russian GRU intelligence service operatives try to undermine and interfere in elections in other countries ; Russian GRU intelligence service operatives are even prepared to damage Russian companies and Russian citizens.

2. Blaine Luetkemeyer:

   Whether it is reckless spending or burdensome regulations, this administration is no friend to Main Street USA, this administration is the epitome of big government. This kind of policymaking is driving the economic headwinds Americans are currently facing.

3. Hillary Clinton on Friday:

   The fight against the NRA should be led by a new organization of gun owners, there is really no other industry in America that has this kind of blanket permission to be reckless to be negligent.

4. Richard Neal:

   I have some legitimate concerns about reckless statements being made about whistleblowers.

5. Luke Nelson:

   The simple truth, this is a political matter, and one that has the potential to stoke even more division than we already have in our public schools, where we represent families of vastly diverse political backgrounds, if individual families or communities want to take political stands for their personal beliefs, we believe that they should and we will support them all the way through it. But implementing a policy to support any political organization is reckless and not the purpose of our public schools.