I was relieved that there are people more wanton than me.
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Wanton
//ˈwɑntən//
Synonyms for "wanton" (769 found)
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Closest matches (154)
motivelesspromiscuousabandonedaccident proneaccident-proneadamicadriftafloataimlessalternatingamorphousarbitrarybackslidingbad womanbaggagebatbatonbe promiscuousbill and coobilly club
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bitchbludgeonbreakneckbroadcapriciouscarelesscarnalcarousecasanovacelebratechamberingchangeablechangefulchase womenchippyclitoromaniacclubcocottecommit adulterycontrarycoocopulatecrankycrotchetycut loosecypriandallydebauchdebaucheddebaucheedesperatedesultorydeviabledevil-may-caredissipatedissolutedizzydon juandrab
Adjective(45 words)
Strong matches (231)
Adjective(58 words)
dynamiceagereasy-breezyeasygoingeffervescentenergeticenthusiasticexcessiveexcitedexpeditiousextravagantextremeflusteredfractiousfrolicsomefuckishgagging for itgayglowinggovernless
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gung hohappyhappy-go-luckyheartyhornyhothot and botheredhot to trotimmoderateimpetuousin heatindifferentindisciplinedindustriousinhumaneinsouciantintemperateirrepressiblekeenkineticlaid-backlasciviouslashlavishlawlessleisurelylewdlibidinouslickerishlight-heeledlightheartedlitlivelylooseloose-handedlustfullustyluxuriant
earthyeasyeasy layeasy womaneccentricerraticerringextravagantfallenfancifulfantasiedfantasticfantasticalfastfast and looseficklefitfulflakyfleshlyflickering
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flightyflirtflittingfloozyfluctuatingfoolfornicatefrailfrail sisterfreakishfrolicsomefuriousgallantgay deceivergay doggiddygo gogo-gogratuitousgrisettegrovelharebrainedharridanharum scarumharum-scarumhastyheadlonghell aroundhotheadedhumorsomehurriedhussyhysteromaniacimmoderateimmodestimmoralimpetuousimpulsiveimpureinconsistentinconstantincontinentindecisiveindelicateindulgentinfirminhumaneinordinateintemperateirregularirrepressibleirresoluteirresponsiblejadejezebeljollifyjollykinkylady killerlady-killerlallygaglapsedlarklaxleadlead onlecherouslet golet looselet off steamlewdlibertinelicentiouslightlive hardlollygaglooseloose womanloose-moraledlostlothariolover-boyluxuriatemacemadmaggotymake lovemake merrymake outmake whoopeemalevolentmaliciousmazy
Related words (384)
Noun(110 words)
meat puppetmeretrixmermaidminxmobmollmollycoddlemort wap-apacemotmud kickermud-kickermudkickermusk catmuttonnunnymph of darknessnymph of the pavementnymph of the pavépainted ladypaphian
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party girlpavement princessperditaphilandererpimpettepretty horsebreakerpriestess of venuspropro skirtpromiscuous womanprossprossieprossyprostieprostituteprostitutorprostyprozzieprozzypublic womanpucellepuella publicapugpunkpussygirlputputaquailqueanquenequiffrakerantipoleribiberizzlerrouéscrubberseducersex labourersex workerskainsmatesketskivvyslagslapperslitslutsodomitesssoiled dovesporterstem sirenstewstreet tacostreetwalkerstrumpetsuccubussuzi wongsuzie wongsuzy wongtarttawaifthotthottytibtomtoyertreddletreeshtrick turnertrolloptrugtrulltweakvice girlvixenvoluptuarywagonwapping dellwapping mollwapping mortwenchwhifflerwhorewoman of easy virtuewoman of ill famewoman of ill reputewoman of the nightwoman of the streetwoman of the townworking girl
Adjective(81 words)
mellowmercilessmerrymobilemotivatedmovingnimblenimiousnonchalantobsceneout of controlout of jointover the topovermuchoverweeningpeppyperkyplaysomepococuranteprodigal
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prurientrandyrantipoleravenousrelaxedrestiveruttishruttysassyserenesexed upsnappysolutespiritedsprightlyspruntsprystanchlessstimulatedthirstytoeytoey as a roman sandaltranquilturned onunanxiousunbotheredunbridledunchasteuncheckedunconcerneduncontrollableuncontrolledundisciplinedundisturbedundueungovernableungoverneduninhibitedunjustifiedunmeasuredunreasonableunreinedunruffledunrulyuntowarduntroubledunvanquishedunworriedvenerealvenereousvibrantvigorousvivaciousvividwag-wantonwetwildyouthfulzealouszestfulzippy
mercurialmoodynecknonrestrictivenotionalnymphetnymphonymphomaniacof easy virtueof loose moralsout of controlout of handovereageroverenthusiasticoverzealouspaint the town redpaphianpeccablepermissiveperverse
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petpetulantphilanderphilandererpickuppiddlepigplunge into dissipationpostlapsarianprecipitantprecipitateprecipitousprodigalprofligateprostitutequeanquirkyraise hellrakerakehellramblingrampantrecidivistrecidivisticrecklessreinlessrestlessrevelriotousriproisterrouerounderrovingrun riotscatterbrainedsee lifesensualsensualistshamelessshapelessshiftingshiftyshillelaghshufflingskirt chaserskylarkslackslap-bangslapdashslatternsleep aroundslutsmoochspasmodicspinelessspitefulspoonspreestep outstring alongstrumpetsupererogatorysweet talksweet-talkswingswingertarttemperamentaltoytramptrifletrolloptrulltruncheonunaccountableunangelicunaskedunbridleduncalled foruncalled-foruncertainunchasteuncheckeduncleanuncoerceduncompelledunconstraineduncontrolleduncurbedundependableundisciplinedunfixedunforcedungodlyungoodungoverneduninhibitedunmasteredunmeasuredunmuzzledunpredictableunreasonableunreinedunreliableunrepressedunreservedunrestrainedunrestrictiveunrighteousunrulyunsaintlyunsettledunstableunstable as waterunstaidunsteadfastunsteadyunsubduedunsuppressedunvirtuousuteromaniacvacillatingvagariousvagrantvariablevicissitudinaryvicissitudinousvirtuelessvolatilevoluptuouswalking phalluswallowwanderingwar clubwaveringwaverywavywaywardweakwenchwhimsicalwhisper sweet nothingswhoop it upwhorewhorishwildwishy washywishy-washywolfwoman chaserwomanizewomanizer
Verb(16 words)
Adjective(4 words)
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8 entriesderived
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1 entriesis a
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4 entriesrelated to
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2 entriesTranslations
176 translations across 29 languages.
Afrikaans
1 entries- skelm noun (overly playful person)
Ancient Greek
2 entries- ἀσελγής adj (lewd, immoral; sexually open/free)
- μαχλάς noun (lewd or immoral person, especially a prostitute)
Armenian
1 entries- զզվելի noun (overly playful person)
Belarusian
1 entries- свавольнікі noun (overly playful person)
Bulgarian
4 entries- безгрижен adj (playful, carefree)
- безпътен adj (lewd, immoral; sexually open/free)
- екстравагантен adj (self-indulgent, luxurious, extravagant)
- игрив adj (playful, carefree)
Chinese Mandarin
4 entries- 淘氣 /淘气 adj (undisciplined)
- 淘氣 /淘气 adj (playful, carefree)
- 淘氣包 /淘气包 noun (overly playful person)
- 淘氣鬼 /淘气鬼 noun (overly playful person)
Danish
4 entries- hensynsløs adj (capricious, reckless of morals or justice)
- ilter adj (undisciplined)
- kåd adj (lewd, immoral; sexually open/free)
- lemfældig adj (playful, carefree)
Dutch
4 entries- losbandig adj (lewd, immoral; sexually open/free)
- onbeheerst onkuis adj (undisciplined)
- roekeloos adj (capricious, reckless of morals or justice)
- wellustig adj (lewd, immoral; sexually open/free)
Finnish
4 entries- holtiton adj (capricious, reckless of morals or justice)
- huikentelevainen adj (undisciplined)
- huikentelevainen adj (self-indulgent, luxurious, extravagant)
- hätäinen adj (capricious, reckless of morals or justice)
French
4 entries- dévergondé adj (lewd, immoral; sexually open/free)
- gratuit adj (capricious, reckless of morals or justice)
- indiscipliné adj (undisciplined)
- lascif adj (lewd, immoral; sexually open/free)
Galician
4 entries- bagaxa adj (lewd, immoral; sexually open/free)
- burdallo adj (lewd, immoral; sexually open/free)
- burdallo adj (self-indulgent, luxurious, extravagant)
- carrapicheiro adj (capricious, reckless of morals or justice)
Georgian
1 entries- შემზარავი noun (overly playful person)
German
4 entries- ausgelassen adj (playful, carefree)
- boshaft adj (playful, carefree)
- leichtfertig adj (playful, carefree)
- lüstern adj (lewd, immoral; sexually open/free)
Hungarian
4 entries- buja adj (lewd, immoral; sexually open/free)
- feslett adj (lewd, immoral; sexually open/free)
- könnyelmű adj (capricious, reckless of morals or justice)
- ledér adj (lewd, immoral; sexually open/free)
Icelandic
1 entries- dekur noun (overly playful person)
Irish
2 entries- macnasach adj (lewd, immoral; sexually open/free)
- teaspúil adj (lewd, immoral; sexually open/free)
Italian
1 entries- indisciplinato adj (undisciplined)
Japanese
1 entries- 悪意のある adj (capricious, reckless of morals or justice)
Latin
3 entries- cupidus adj (lewd, immoral; sexually open/free)
- luxuriosus adj (self-indulgent, luxurious, extravagant)
- petulcus adj (lewd, immoral; sexually open/free)
Macedonian
4 entries- бе́згрижен adj (playful, carefree)
- бу́ен adj (undisciplined)
- ве́сел adj (playful, carefree)
- и́грив adj (playful, carefree)
Māori
2 entries- karihika adj (lewd, immoral; sexually open/free)
- tīweka adj (lewd, immoral; sexually open/free)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- frivol adj (lewd, immoral; sexually open/free)
Polish
3 entries- niepohamowany adj (undisciplined)
- nieposkromiony adj (undisciplined)
- nieposłuszny adj (undisciplined)
Portuguese
4 entries- devasso adj (lewd, immoral; sexually open/free)
- impúdico adj (lewd, immoral; sexually open/free)
- indisciplinado adj (undisciplined)
- fanfarrona noun (overly playful person)
Russian
4 entries- беззабо́тный adj (playful, carefree)
- блудли́вый adj (lewd, immoral; sexually open/free)
- весёлый adj (playful, carefree)
- игри́вый adj (playful, carefree)
Serbo-Croatian
2 entries- nestašna dijete noun (overly playful person)
- несташна дијете noun (overly playful person)
Spanish
4 entries- autoindulgente adj (self-indulgent, luxurious, extravagant)
- caprichoso adj (capricious, reckless of morals or justice)
- desaprensivo adj (capricious, reckless of morals or justice)
- desenfadado adj (playful, carefree)
Swedish
3 entries- lättfärdig adj (lewd, immoral; sexually open/free)
- lössläppt adj (lewd, immoral; sexually open/free)
- ohämmad adj (capricious, reckless of morals or justice)
Turkish
2 entries- fingirdek adj (lewd, immoral; sexually open/free)
- hafifmeşrep adj (lewd, immoral; sexually open/free)
Sample sentences
41 total sentences available.
As flies to wanton boys are we to the gods; they kill us for their sport.
Source: tatoeba (1078681)
I remembered the case well, for it was one in which Holmes had taken an interest on account of the peculiar ferocity of the crime and the wanton brutality which had marked all the actions of the assassin.
Source: tatoeba (6606604)
"Thither we sailed, when, rising with the wave, / Orion dashed us on the shoals, the prey / of wanton winds, and mastering billows drave / our vessels on the pathless rocks astray. / We few have floated to your shore."
Source: tatoeba (6792966)
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