Reckless

//ˈɹɛkləs//

Synonyms for "reckless" (210 found)

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Closest matches (42)

Strong matches (63)

Adjective(3 words)
foolhardyheadyheedless

Related words (105)

irrationalirresponsiblelackadaisicallazylight footedlight of heellight-footedlistlesslivelyloosemadmadcapmercurialmindlessmisadvisedmisguidedmyopicnegligentnimblenimble footed
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nimble-footednonchalantobliviousoffhandovereageroverenthusiasticoverhastyoverzealouspell-mellperfunctorypococuranteprecipitantprecipitateprecipitousprodigalprofligatepromptquickquick as lightningquick as thoughtquixoticrapidreasonlessregardlessrespectlessrunningsenselessshort-sightedshortsightedslap-bangslapdashsnappyspankingspeedysuddenswifttactlesstemerariousthoughtlessturned offturned-offunadvisedunanxiousunconcernedunconsideredundiplomaticundiscerningundiscriminatingunforeseeingunheedfulunheedinguninterestedunmindfulunpreparedunreadyunreasonableunreflectingunreflectiveunseeingunsensibleunsolicitousunsounduntactfulunthinkingunthoughtfulunwaryunwiseventuresomeventurouswantonwildwingedwitless
Adjective(1 words)
rash

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8 relation types

More general

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Antonyms

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Synonyms

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Related terms

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derived

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derived from

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related to

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similar

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Translations

165 translations across 55 languages.

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Ancient Greek

3 entries
  • προπετής adj (careless or heedless; headstrong or rash)
  • ἰταμός adj (careless or heedless; headstrong or rash)
  • ῥιψοκίνδυνος adj (indifferent to danger or the consequences)

Arabic

1 entries
  • مُتَهَوِّر adj (careless or heedless; headstrong or rash)

Armenian

4 entries
  • անխոհեմ adj (careless or heedless; headstrong or rash)
  • անհոգ adj (indifferent to danger or the consequences)
  • անշրջահայաց adj (careless or heedless; headstrong or rash)
  • անպատասխանատու adj (indifferent to danger or the consequences)

Belarusian

4 entries
  • безразва́жны adj (careless or heedless; headstrong or rash)
  • бязглу́зды adj (careless or heedless; headstrong or rash)
  • легкаду́мны adj (careless or heedless; headstrong or rash)
  • неразва́жны adj (careless or heedless; headstrong or rash)

Bulgarian

4 entries
  • безразсъ́ден adj (careless or heedless; headstrong or rash)
  • безразсъден adj (indifferent to danger or the consequences)
  • дързък adj (indifferent to danger or the consequences)
  • необми́слен adj (careless or heedless; headstrong or rash)

Catalan

2 entries
  • imprudent adj (careless or heedless; headstrong or rash)
  • temerari adj (indifferent to danger or the consequences)

Cherokee

1 entries
  • ᏄᏁᎸᎾ adj (careless or heedless; headstrong or rash)

Chinese

1 entries
  • 魯莽 /鲁莽 adj (careless or heedless; headstrong or rash)

Chinese Mandarin

3 entries
  • 愣頭愣腦 /愣头愣脑 adj (careless or heedless; headstrong or rash)
  • 毛頭毛腦 /毛头毛脑 adj (careless or heedless; headstrong or rash)
  • 魯莽 /鲁莽 adj (careless or heedless; headstrong or rash)

Czech

4 entries
  • bezohledný adj (careless or heedless; headstrong or rash)
  • bezstarostný adj (careless or heedless; headstrong or rash)
  • bezstarostný adj (indifferent to danger or the consequences)
  • lehkomyslný adj (careless or heedless; headstrong or rash)

Danish

3 entries
  • letsindig adj (indifferent to danger or the consequences)
  • skødesløs adj (careless or heedless; headstrong or rash)
  • ubetænksom adj (careless or heedless; headstrong or rash)

Dutch

2 entries
  • roekeloos adj (careless or heedless; headstrong or rash)
  • roekeloos adj (indifferent to danger or the consequences)

Esperanto

1 entries
  • temerara adj (careless or heedless; headstrong or rash)

Finnish

4 entries
  • harkitsematon adj (careless or heedless; headstrong or rash)
  • holtiton adj (careless or heedless; headstrong or rash)
  • huima adj (indifferent to danger or the consequences)
  • huimapäinen adj (indifferent to danger or the consequences)

Franco-Provençal

1 entries
  • tèmèrèro adj (indifferent to danger or the consequences)

French

4 entries
  • branque adj (indifferent to danger or the consequences)
  • insouciant adj (careless or heedless; headstrong or rash)
  • irresponsable adj (careless or heedless; headstrong or rash)
  • téméraire adj (indifferent to danger or the consequences)

Galician

4 entries
  • arriscado adj (indifferent to danger or the consequences)
  • destemido adj (indifferent to danger or the consequences)
  • imprudente adj (careless or heedless; headstrong or rash)
  • temerario adj (indifferent to danger or the consequences)

Georgian

4 entries
  • გაუფრთხილებელი adj (careless or heedless; headstrong or rash)
  • დაუდევარი adj (careless or heedless; headstrong or rash)
  • დაუდევარი adj (indifferent to danger or the consequences)
  • თავზეხელაღებული adj (careless or heedless; headstrong or rash)

German

4 entries
  • halsbrecherisch adj (indifferent to danger or the consequences)
  • leichtfertig adj (careless or heedless; headstrong or rash)
  • leichtsinnig adj (careless or heedless; headstrong or rash)
  • rücksichtslos adj (indifferent to danger or the consequences)

Gothic

2 entries
  • 𐌿𐌽𐍄𐌹𐌻𐌰𐌼𐌰𐌻𐍃𐌺𐍃 adj (careless or heedless; headstrong or rash)
  • 𐌿𐌽𐍄𐌹𐌻𐌰𐌼𐌰𐌻𐍃𐌺𐍃 adj (indifferent to danger or the consequences)

Greek

2 entries
  • απερίσκεπτος adj (careless or heedless; headstrong or rash)
  • απερίσκεπτος adj (indifferent to danger or the consequences)

Hebrew

1 entries
  • רַשְׁלָן adj (careless or heedless; headstrong or rash)

Hungarian

1 entries
  • vakmerő adj (careless or heedless; headstrong or rash)

Ido

1 entries
  • temerara adj (careless or heedless; headstrong or rash)

Indonesian

3 entries
  • gegabah adj (indifferent to danger or the consequences)
  • gila-gilaan adj (careless or heedless; headstrong or rash)
  • sembrono adj (careless or heedless; headstrong or rash)

Irish

3 entries
  • meargánta adj (careless or heedless; headstrong or rash)
  • neamhchúramach adj (careless or heedless; headstrong or rash)
  • ráscánta adj (careless or heedless; headstrong or rash)

Italian

2 entries
  • avventato adj (careless or heedless; headstrong or rash)
  • spericolato adj (indifferent to danger or the consequences)

Japanese

2 entries
  • 無知 adj (careless or heedless; headstrong or rash)
  • 無謀 adj (careless or heedless; headstrong or rash)

Kazakh

1 entries
  • бас-көз демей adj (indifferent to danger or the consequences)

Korean

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  • 무모(無謀)하다 adj (indifferent to danger or the consequences)
  • 무모하다 adj (careless or heedless; headstrong or rash)

Latin

2 entries
  • incautus adj (careless or heedless; headstrong or rash)
  • incautus adj (indifferent to danger or the consequences)

Latvian

2 entries
  • neapdomīgs adj (careless or heedless; headstrong or rash)
  • pārsteidzīgs adj (careless or heedless; headstrong or rash)

Macedonian

4 entries
  • безо́бѕирен adj (indifferent to danger or the consequences)
  • безра́суден adj (careless or heedless; headstrong or rash)
  • безра́суден adj (indifferent to danger or the consequences)
  • леко́мислен adj (indifferent to danger or the consequences)

Māori

4 entries
  • nanakia adj (indifferent to danger or the consequences)
  • pokerenoa adj (careless or heedless; headstrong or rash)
  • pokerenoa adj (indifferent to danger or the consequences)
  • raukeke adj (indifferent to danger or the consequences)

Norwegian

1 entries
  • hensynsløs adj (careless or heedless; headstrong or rash)

Occitan

3 entries
  • imprudent adj (careless or heedless; headstrong or rash)
  • irresponsable adj (careless or heedless; headstrong or rash)
  • temerari adj (indifferent to danger or the consequences)

Old Norse

2 entries
  • órǿkinn adj (careless or heedless; headstrong or rash)
  • ósvífr adj (careless or heedless; headstrong or rash)

Ottoman Turkish

1 entries
  • دلی adj (careless or heedless; headstrong or rash)

Persian

1 entries
  • جسور adj (indifferent to danger or the consequences)

Plautdietsch

1 entries
  • onbekjemmat adj (careless or heedless; headstrong or rash)

Polish

4 entries
  • lekkomyślny adj (careless or heedless; headstrong or rash)
  • lekkomyślny adj (indifferent to danger or the consequences)
  • nierozważny adj (careless or heedless; headstrong or rash)
  • zawadiacki adj (indifferent to danger or the consequences)

Portuguese

2 entries
  • imprudente adj (careless or heedless; headstrong or rash)
  • temerário adj (indifferent to danger or the consequences)

Romanian

3 entries
  • imprudent adj (careless or heedless; headstrong or rash)
  • nechibzuit adj (careless or heedless; headstrong or rash)
  • nesăbuit adj (careless or heedless; headstrong or rash)

Russian

4 entries
  • безотве́тственный adj (indifferent to danger or the consequences)
  • безрассу́дный adj (careless or heedless; headstrong or rash)
  • безу́мный adj (careless or heedless; headstrong or rash)
  • беспе́чный adj (indifferent to danger or the consequences)

Scottish Gaelic

2 entries
  • coma adj (careless or heedless; headstrong or rash)
  • coma adj (indifferent to danger or the consequences)

Slovak

4 entries
  • bezohľadný adj (careless or heedless; headstrong or rash)
  • bezstarostný adj (careless or heedless; headstrong or rash)
  • ľahkomyseľný adj (careless or heedless; headstrong or rash)
  • ľahkovážny adj (careless or heedless; headstrong or rash)

Slovene

3 entries
  • lahkomiseln adj (careless or heedless; headstrong or rash)
  • nepazljiv adj (careless or heedless; headstrong or rash)
  • nepremišljen adj (careless or heedless; headstrong or rash)

Spanish

4 entries
  • desconsiderado adj (indifferent to danger or the consequences)
  • imprudente adj (careless or heedless; headstrong or rash)
  • imprudente adj (indifferent to danger or the consequences)
  • temerario adj (careless or heedless; headstrong or rash)

Swedish

3 entries
  • lättsinnig adj (indifferent to danger or the consequences)
  • obetänksam adj (careless or heedless; headstrong or rash)
  • vårdslös adj (indifferent to danger or the consequences)

Thai

2 entries
  • บ้าระห่ำ adj (careless or heedless; headstrong or rash)
  • ไม่ยั้งคิด adj (indifferent to danger or the consequences)

Turkish

4 entries
  • ihtiyatsız adj (careless or heedless; headstrong or rash)
  • kayıtsız adj (careless or heedless; headstrong or rash)
  • korkusuz adj (indifferent to danger or the consequences)
  • pervasız adj (indifferent to danger or the consequences)

Ukrainian

4 entries
  • безглу́здий adj (careless or heedless; headstrong or rash)
  • безрозсу́дний adj (careless or heedless; headstrong or rash)
  • легкоду́мний adj (careless or heedless; headstrong or rash)
  • необа́чний adj (careless or heedless; headstrong or rash)

Uzbek

1 entries
  • ehtiyotsiz adj (indifferent to danger or the consequences)

Vietnamese

1 entries
  • bất cẩn adj (careless or heedless; headstrong or rash)

Welsh

3 entries
  • anystyriol adj (careless or heedless; headstrong or rash)
  • di-hid adj (careless or heedless; headstrong or rash)
  • rhyfygus adj (careless or heedless; headstrong or rash)

Sample sentences

11 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

The knight is not so much brave as reckless.

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The reckless girl climbed the tree regardless of danger.

Source: tatoeba (50611)

Jim drove too fast, which was reckless.

Source: tatoeba (53229)

The police ascribed the automobile accident to reckless driving.

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