RECKLESS

foolhardy, heady, rash, reckless

(adjective) marked by defiant disregard for danger or consequences; “foolhardy enough to try to seize the gun from the hijacker”; “became the fiercest and most reckless of partisans”-Macaulay; “a reckless driver”; “a rash attempt to climb Mount Everest”

heedless, reckless

(adjective) characterized by careless unconcern; “the heedless generosity and the spasmodic extravagance of persons used to large fortunes”- Edith Wharton; “reckless squandering of public funds”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Adjective

reckless (comparative recklesser or more reckless, superlative recklessest or most reckless)

Careless or heedless; headstrong or rash.

Indifferent to danger or the consequences.

Antonyms

• reckful

Anagrams

• clerkess

Source: Wiktionary

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Reck"less, a. Etym: [AS. recceleás, receleás.]

1. Inattentive to duty; careless; neglectful; indifferent. Chaucer.

2. Rashly negligent; utterly careless or heedless. It made the king as reckless as them diligent. Sir P. Sidney.

Syn.

– Heedless; careless; mindless; thoughtless; negligent; indifferent; regardless; unconcerned; inattentive; remiss; rash.

– Reck"less*ly, adv.

– Reck"less*ness, n.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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