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Antonyms for wantonly
Grammar : Adv |
Spell : won-tn |
Phonetic Transcription : ˈwɒn tn |
Definition of wantonly
Origin :- "one who is ill-behaved," especially (but not originally) "lascivious, lewd person," c.1400, from wanton (adj.).
- As in openly : adv honestly
- I have enemies enow, God knows, though I do not wantonly add to the number.
- Extract from : « The Letters of Robert Burns » by Robert Burns
- You had broken my heart, and I thought that you had done it wantonly.
- Extract from : « Bardelys the Magnificent » by Rafael Sabatini
- That was their offense, and yet the town was wantonly destroyed.
- Extract from : « Daughters of the Revolution and Their Times » by Charles Carleton Coffin
- I now was expected to try to grab the maids and kiss them wantonly.
- Extract from : « The O'Ruddy » by Stephen Crane
- Watch that your pride does not chafe them—your power does not wantonly gall.
- Extract from : « The International Magazine, Volume 2, No. 2, January, 1851 » by Various
- It was the opportunity of a lifetime, and he had wantonly thrown it away.
- Extract from : « Jerry » by Jean Webster
- It was the opportunity of a lifetime and he had wantonly thrown it away.
- Extract from : « Jerry Junior » by Jean Webster
- There are opportunities and temptations to which no decent person should be wantonly exposed.
- Extract from : « Oxford » by Andrew Lang
- He got upon his feet and I saw that he was angry, believing that I had wantonly offended him.
- Extract from : « Princess Zara » by Ross Beeckman
- Yet, whatever her excuse or purpose was, she had deceived him wantonly and cruelly!
- Extract from : « Trent's Trust and Other Stories » by Bret Harte
Synonyms for wantonly
- aboveboard
- artlessly
- blatantly
- brazenly
- candidly
- face to face
- flagrantly
- forthrightly
- frankly
- fully
- honestly
- in broad daylight
- in full view
- in public
- in the open
- ingenuously
- naively
- naturally
- plainly
- publicly
- readily
- shamelessly
- simply
- straight
- unabashedly
- unashamedly
- under one's nose
- unhesitatingly
- unreservedly
- wantonly
- warts and all
- willingly
- without pretense
- without reserve
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