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Synonyms for wanton
ˈwɒn tnwan·ton
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Wiktionary
wantonadjective
Undisciplined, unruly; not able to be controlled.
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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
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playful, frolicsome
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
wanton
Synonyms:
wandering, roving, sportive, playful, frolicsome, loose, unbridled, uncurbed, reckless, unrestrained, irregular, licentious, dissolute, inconsiderate, heedless, gratuitousAntonyms:
stationary, unrovlng, unsportive, unplayful, unfrolicsome, joyless, thoughtful, demure, sedate, discreet, staid, self-controlled, well-regulated, formal, austere, purposed, deliberate, cold-blooded, determined
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, unprovokedeasy, 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, 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, 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 awayluxuriate, wantonverb
become extravagant; indulge (oneself) luxuriously
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piddle away, piddle, indulge, 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
Dictionary of English Synonymes
wantonadjective
Synonyms:
wandering, loose, unrestrained, unchecked, freewantonadjective
wantonadjective
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sportive, frolicsome, playful, gay, frisky, coltish, airywantonadjective
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dissolute, licentious, lewd, incontinent, prurient, lustful, lascivious, lecherous, carnal, salacious, libidinous, concupiscent, lickerish, unchaste, loosewantonnoun
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lewd personwantonverb
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revel, frolic, sport, play, disport, frisk, romp, caper, make fun, make merrywantonverb
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luxuriate, live luxuriously, live in clover
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
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "wanton":
indiscriminate, blind, arbitrary, senseless, unjustified, unjustifiable, free, brutal, deliberate, unbridled, unscrupulous, unwarranted
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How to use wanton in a sentence?
It's as though there is a curse that has befallen this city and I expect only news that will shock us. If the city remains in their hands the city is doomed, it is now wanton destruction ... their acts of vengeance are no longer ideologically driven because they are now blowing up buildings with no religious meaning.
As flies to wanton boys, are we to the godsThey kill us for their sport.
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.
Right now, in 2015, fifty years after Selma, there are laws across this country designed to make it harder for people to vote. As we speak, more of such laws are being proposed, meanwhile, the Voting Rights Act, the culmination of so much blood, so much sweat and tears, the product of so much sacrifice in the face of wanton violence ... stands weakened.
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.
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- skelmAfrikaans
- свавольнікіBelarusian
- boshaftes Kind, unkeusch, Schelm, lüstern, BalgGerman
- desobediente, malcriadoSpanish
- kuriton, haaskata, irstas, holtiton, tuhlata, rietas, siveetön, pelle, leikkisä, huikentelevainen, hätäinen, lellikki, vastuuton, riehakasFinnish
- lascif, lubrique, indiscipliné, dévergondéFrench
- sfrenatoItalian
- 悪意のあるJapanese
- lasciviensLatin
- onbeheerst, onkuis, losbandig, wellustigDutch
- złośliwy, niepohamowany, nieposkromiony, nieposłusznyPolish
- impúdico, devassoPortuguese
- распутный, безответственный, блудливый, транжирить, баловник, капризный, баловницаRussian
- nestašna dijete, несташна дијетеSerbo-Croatian
- lättfärdig, lössläppt, ohämmadSwedish
- 放肆Chinese
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