Synonyms for wanton
ˈwɒn tn

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1. wanton(adj)

   lewd or lascivious woman

   Antonyms:
   motivated, chaste

2. motiveless, unprovoked, wanton(adj)

   occurring without motivation or provocation

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

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

   Antonyms:
   motivated, chaste

3. easy, light, loose, promiscuous, sluttish, wanton(verb)

   casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior

   "her easy virtue"; "he was told to avoid loose (or light) women"; "wanton behavior"

   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

   Antonyms:
   motivated, chaste

4. piddle, wanton, wanton away, piddle away, trifle(verb)

   waste time; spend one's time idly or inefficiently

   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

   Antonyms:
   chaste, motivated

5. wanton(verb)

   indulge in a carefree or voluptuous way of life

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

   Antonyms:
   chaste, motivated

6. wanton, wanton away, trifle away(verb)

   spend wastefully

   "wanton one's money away"

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

   Antonyms:
   chaste, motivated

7. luxuriate, wanton(verb)

   become extravagant; indulge (oneself) luxuriously

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

   Antonyms:
   motivated, chaste

8. wanton(verb)

   engage in amorous play

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

   Antonyms:
   chaste, motivated

9. wanton(verb)

   behave extremely cruelly and brutally

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

   Antonyms:
   motivated, chaste

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1. wanton(adjective)

   Undisciplined, unruly; not able to be controlled.

   Synonyms:
   unruly, undisciplined

2. wanton(adjective)

   Lewd, immoral; sexually open, unchaste.

   The young man wantoned away his inheritance.

   Synonyms:
   unchaste, lustful, lewd

3. wanton(adjective)

   Synonyms:
   merciless, inhumane, malicious, insolent

4. wanton(adjective)

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

5. wanton(adjective)

   Synonyms:
   playful, frolicsome

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. wanton

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

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

Dictionary of English Synonymes(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. wanton(a.)

   Synonyms:
   wandering, loose, unrestrained, unchecked, free

2. wanton(a.)

   Synonyms:
   luxuriant, exuberant, abounding, rank, rampant

3. wanton(a.)

   Synonyms:
   sportive, frolicsome, playful, gay, frisky, coltish, airy

4. wanton(a.)

   Synonyms:
   dissolute, licentious, lewd, incontinent, prurient, lustful, lascivious, lecherous, carnal, salacious, libidinous, concupiscent, lickerish, unchaste, loose

5. wanton(n.)

   Synonyms:
   lewd person

6. wanton(v. n.)

   Synonyms:
   revel, frolic, sport, play, disport, frisk, romp, caper, make fun, make merry

7. wanton(v. n.)

   Synonyms:
   luxuriate, live luxuriously, live in clover

PPDB, the paraphrase database(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. List of paraphrases:

   indiscriminate, blind, arbitrary, senseless, unjustified, unjustifiable, free, brutal, deliberate, unbridled, unscrupulous, unwarranted

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