Antonyms for uncircumspect
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : sur-kuhm-spekt |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈsɜr kəmˌspɛkt |
Definition of uncircumspect
Origin :- early 15c., from Latin circumspectus "deliberate, guarded, well-considered," past participle of circumspicere "look around, take heed," from circum- "around" (see circum-) + specere "to look" (see scope (n.1)). Related: Circumspectly; circumspectness.
- As in unguarded : adj thoughtless; unwary
- As in unwary : adj thoughtless, heedless
- As in careless : adj without sufficient attention
- Claire watched her, thinking how clever she was and yet how uncircumspect.
- Extract from : « An Ambitious Woman » by Edgar Fawcett
- Neither did she disgust by arrogant negligence, and uncircumspect loquacity.
- Extract from : « Ormond, Volume II (of 3) » by Charles Brockden Brown
Synonyms for uncircumspect
- absent-minded
- abstracted
- accessible
- artless
- brash
- candid
- careless
- casual
- credulous
- cursory
- direct
- disregardful
- foolhardy
- forgetful
- frank
- hasty
- headlong
- heedless
- honest
- ignorant
- ill-advised
- ill-considered
- impetuous
- impolitic
- improvident
- imprudent
- impulsive
- inaccurate
- inadvertent
- incautious
- inconsiderate
- indifferent
- indiscreet
- indolent
- ingenuous
- injudicious
- irresponsible
- lackadaisical
- lax
- loose
- mindless
- naive
- napping
- negligent
- nonchalant
- oblivious
- offhand
- perfunctory
- pococurante
- rash
- reckless
- regardless
- remiss
- slipshod
- sloppy
- spontaneous
- straightforward
- thoughtless
- unadvised
- unalert
- uncircumspect
- unconcerned
- unconscious
- undiplomatic
- unguarded
- unheeding
- unmindful
- unobservant
- unpremeditated
- unprepared
- unreflective
- unsuspecting
- unsuspicious
- unthinking
- unvigilant
- unwatchful
- unwise
- vulnerable
- wasteful
- weak
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