foolhardy

Speech parts

1. foolhardy - Noun

2. foolhardy - Adjective

3. foolhardy - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

Daring without judgment; foolishly adventurous and bold.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

rash reckless bold daring precipitate foolish headlong heady irresponsible incautious venturesome venturous daredevil mad madder
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Antonyms

old sound sage coward politic responsible
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Phrases with the word

don't be foolhardy foolhardy person

Derivatives

foolhardier foolhardiest

Examples

The purchase of a bargain issue presupposes that the market's current appraisal is wrong, or at least that the buyer's idea of value is more likely to be right than the market's. In this process the investor sets his judgement against that of the market. To some this may seem arrogant or foolhardy. Benjamin Graham

It is not, you know, that you lie well, cousin. It's merely that no one is foolhardy enough to call you on it. This may have given you an inflated idea of your skill at dissimulation. Lois McMaster Bujold

Running toward danger is foolhardy. ... But so is closing your eyes to it. Many perils become less dangerous once you understand their potential hazards. Brandon Mull

I think it foolhardy to predict the absolute limits of human endurance. Lewis Pugh

It is foolhardy to start a fire just to see the flames. Ethiopian Proverb

Better be a coward than foolhardy. French Proverb

Close letter words and terms

foolhardily foolhardiness foolhardise foolhardy person foolheaded foolhood