Antonyms for nighthawk
Grammar : Adj, noun |
Spell : nahyt-hawk |
Phonetic Transcription : ˈnaɪtˌhɔk |
Definition of nighthawk
- As in dissolute : adj lacking restraint, indulgent
- As in profligate : noun person who is immoral
- But there was nothing he could do now except to agree to Mr. Nighthawk's proposal.
- Extract from : « The Tale of Kiddie Katydid » by Arthur Scott Bailey
- Mr. Nighthawk whined, as he looked hungrily at Kiddie Katydid.
- Extract from : « The Tale of Kiddie Katydid » by Arthur Scott Bailey
- "I hadn't intended to do any leaping to-night," he told Mr. Nighthawk.
- Extract from : « The Tale of Kiddie Katydid » by Arthur Scott Bailey
- And it drove every thought except one out of Mr. Nighthawk's head.
- Extract from : « The Tale of Kiddie Katydid » by Arthur Scott Bailey
- And at last Kiddie Katydid told him that it was Mr. Nighthawk that he had heard.
- Extract from : « The Tale of Chirpy Cricket » by Arthur Scott Bailey
- The more he thought about Mr. Nighthawk the more he wanted to meet him.
- Extract from : « The Tale of Chirpy Cricket » by Arthur Scott Bailey
- But it was Mr. Nighthawk, making that odd, booming sound of his.
- Extract from : « The Tale of Chirpy Cricket » by Arthur Scott Bailey
- Kiddie had explained 94 to him how Mr. Nighthawk caught his meals on the wing.
- Extract from : « The Tale of Chirpy Cricket » by Arthur Scott Bailey
- Of course it was very rude for Mr. Nighthawk to speak in such a way.
- Extract from : « The Tale of Chirpy Cricket » by Arthur Scott Bailey
- Then Mr. Nighthawk left his perch and climbed up into the sky.
- Extract from : « The Tale of Chirpy Cricket » by Arthur Scott Bailey
Synonyms for nighthawk
- abandoned
- corrupt
- debauched
- debauchee
- degenerate
- depraved
- dissipated
- dissipater
- evil
- fast
- fast and loose
- gone bad
- good-for-nothing
- high living
- in the fast lane
- intemperate
- lascivious
- lax
- lecher
- lecherous
- lewd
- libertine
- licentious
- light
- loose
- night owl
- nighthawk
- no-good
- old goat
- on the take
- open
- operator
- player
- prodigal
- profligate
- raffish
- rake
- rakish
- reprobate
- roué
- slack
- swift
- swinger
- sybaritic
- unconstrained
- unprincipled
- unrestrained
- vicious
- wanton
- waster
- wastrel
- wayward
- wicked
- wild
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