Antonyms for incautious
Grammar : Adj |
Spell : in-kaw-shuhs |
Phonetic Transcription : ɪnˈkɔ ʃəs |
Definition of incautious
Origin :- 1703, from in- (1) + cautious. Related: Incautiously.
- adj not careful
- In the morning of this very day, I was simple, and incautious, and complying.
- Extract from : « Imogen » by William Godwin
- This incautious speech by no means tended to appease the ferocity of the crowd.
- Extract from : « Barnaby Rudge » by Charles Dickens
- Lambert was incautious of his own safety in his great concern for his horse.
- Extract from : « The Duke Of Chimney Butte » by G. W. Ogden
- An incautious word, and you may find yourselves in a most difficult position.
- Extract from : « The Destroyer » by Burton Egbert Stevenson
- Palgrave was always extreme; his language was incautious--violent!
- Extract from : « The Education of Henry Adams » by Henry Adams
- An incautious movement, and both you and Petrea may be lost!
- Extract from : « The Home » by Fredrika Bremer
- But why this bitterness, this incautious outbreak of injurious words?
- Extract from : « The Home » by Fredrika Bremer
- "Then you'll have to go without me," was the incautious reply.
- Extract from : « Marriage la mode » by Mrs. Humphry Ward
- Still also have we to fear that incautious beards will get singed.
- Extract from : « Sartor Resartus, and On Heroes, Hero-Worship, and the Heroic in History » by Thomas Carlyle
- Just for a moment it looked as if he were about to strike the incautious speaker.
- Extract from : « The Slave of Silence » by Fred M. White
Synonyms for incautious
- any old way
- bold
- brash
- careless
- caught napping
- devil-may-care
- fast-and-loose
- foot-in-mouth
- hasty
- heedless
- hotheaded
- ill-advised
- ill-judged
- impetuous
- improvident
- imprudent
- impulsive
- inconsiderate
- indiscreet
- injudicious
- madcap
- neglectful
- negligent
- off guard
- pay no mind
- playing with fire
- precipitate
- rash
- reckless
- regardless
- sticking one's neck out
- thoughtless
- unalert
- unguarded
- unmindful
- unthinking
- unvigilant
- unwatchful
- wary
- wide open
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