reckless

Speech parts

1. reckless - Adjective

2. reckless - Adjective Satellite

3. Reckless - Proper noun

Meaning

Inattentive to duty; careless; neglectful; indifferent.

Rashly negligent; utterly careless or heedless.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

rash heedless careless negligent mindless foolhardy inattentive heady thoughtless randy cavalier loco valiant daredevil blithe
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Antonyms

provident lambda prudential considered certain sound
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Phrases with the word

reckless about reckless driver reckless conduct reckless behavior reckless driving reckless move

Anagrams

clerkess

Examples

I think it would be absolutely reckless and irresponsible for anyone to try and break up Microsoft. Steve Ballmer

The junior Senator from Wisconsin, by his reckless charges, has so preyed upon the fears and hatred of uninformed and credulous people that he has started a prairie fire, which neither he nor anyone else may be able to control. J. William Fulbright

I'm a man who falls in love so easily, and with such a reckless lack of consideration for the consequences of my actions, that from the very first instant of entering into a marriage I become, almost by definition, an adulterer. Michael Chabon

Nunziata, fix the salad, a little vinegar, lots of oil, four reckless mouthfuls, and then some drinks from the jug. Sicilian Proverb

Sorrow doesn't kill - reckless joy does. West African Proverb

Nothing is so reckless as a blind horse. Greek Proverb

Close letter words and terms

reckfulness reckin-hook Reckitt reckless abandon reckless about reckless behavior