Antonyms for reckless
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : rek-lis |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈrɛk lɪs |
Definition of reckless
Origin :- Old English receleas "careless, thoughtless, heedless," earlier reccileas, from *rece, recce "care, heed," from reccan "to care" (see reck (v.)) + -less. The same affixed form is in German ruchlos, Dutch roekeloos "wicked." Root verb reck (Old English reccan) is passing into obscurity.
- adj irresponsible in thought, deed
- You have been of the reckless deportment—you may still be of it.
- Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
- You shall be reckless as you like—but without your stored energy surplus to harm you.
- Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
- Sidney was thoroughly angry by this time, angry and reckless.
- Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
- He gave the wheel a reckless twist, and Le Moyne called him to time sternly.
- Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
- "No, no; thank you," gasped the boy, aghast at the reckless audacity of the proposal.
- Extract from : « In the Midst of Alarms » by Robert Barr
- On the other hand, he might have been suspected of hiding a fund of reckless naughtiness.
- Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad
- A spy of that sort can afford to be more reckless than the most reckless of conspirators.
- Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad
- Dick, reckless of shell and bullets, tried to pierce the cloud with his eyes.
- Extract from : « The Rock of Chickamauga » by Joseph A. Altsheler
- How great has been the loss to art and history caused by their reckless demolition!
- Extract from : « English Villages » by P. H. Ditchfield
- The reply won from him a gesture of approval, and this gave me a reckless tongue.
- Extract from : « The Cavalier » by George Washington Cable
Synonyms for reckless
- adventuresome
- adventurous
- any which way
- audacious
- brash
- breakneck
- carefree
- careless
- daredevil
- daring
- desperate
- devil-may-care
- fast and loose
- feckless
- foolhardy
- harebrained
- hasty
- headlong
- heedless
- helter-skelter
- hopeless
- hotheaded
- ill-advised
- imprudent
- inattentive
- incautious
- inconsiderate
- indiscreet
- kooky
- madcap
- mindless
- negligent
- overventuresome
- playing with fire
- precipitate
- rash
- regardless
- temerarious
- thoughtless
- uncareful
- venturesome
- venturous
- wild
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