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Foolhardy synonyms

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reckless
Careless; heedless
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  1. Careless; heedless
  2. Acting or done with a lack of care or caution; careless or irresponsible.
  3. Not regarding consequences; headlong and irresponsible; rash
impetuous
(Now Rare) Moving with great force or violence; having great impetus; rushing; furious
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  1. (Now Rare) Moving with great force or violence; having great impetus; rushing; furious
  2. Having or marked by violent force:
  3. Acting or done suddenly with little thought; rash; impulsive
precipitate
Moving rapidly and heedlessly; speeding headlong.
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  1. Moving rapidly and heedlessly; speeding headlong.
  2. Falling steeply, rushing headlong, flowing swiftly, etc.
  3. Acting with or marked by excessive haste and lack of due deliberation.
headlong
Rushing forward without restraint.
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  1. Rushing forward without restraint.
  2. Done with the head leading; headfirst:
  3. Reckless; impetuous
brash
(US, colloquial, dated) brittle, as wood or vegetables
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  1. (US, colloquial, dated) brittle, as wood or vegetables
  2. Hasty or unrestrained without regard for consequences:
  3. Hasty and reckless; rash; impetuous
harum-scarum
Wild, careless, irresponsible
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  1. Wild, careless, irresponsible
  2. Lacking a sense of responsibility; reckless.
  3. Acting or done in a reckless or rash way; irresponsible
hasty
Acting with too much speed or haste; hurried:
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  1. Acting with too much speed or haste; hurried:
  2. Showing irritation or impatience
  3. Done or made without due consideration or attention; precipitate or cursory:
headlong
Done with the head leading; headfirst:
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  1. Done with the head leading; headfirst:
  2. (Figuratively) Reckless, impetuous.
  3. Impetuous; rash.
hotheaded
Quick-tempered; easily made angry
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  1. Quick-tempered; easily made angry
  2. Pertaining to or characteristic of a hothead or hotheadedness; (of a person) easily excited or angered.
  3. Hasty; rash
ill-considered
Unwise; foolish:
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  1. Unwise; foolish:
  2. Not properly considered; not suitable or wise
impetuous
(Now Rare) Moving with great force or violence; having great impetus; rushing; furious
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  1. (Now Rare) Moving with great force or violence; having great impetus; rushing; furious
  2. Having or marked by violent force:
  3. Acting or done suddenly with little thought; rash; impulsive
improvident
Not providing for the future; thriftless.
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  1. Not providing for the future; thriftless.
  2. Failing to provide for the future; lacking foresight, thrift, etc.
  3. Rash; incautious.
impulsive
(Physics) Acting within brief time intervals. Used especially of a force.
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  1. (Physics) Acting within brief time intervals. Used especially of a force.
  2. Produced by or resulting from a sudden impulse
  3. (Mech.) Acting briefly and as a result of impulse
incautious
Careless, reckless, not exercising proper caution
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  1. Careless, reckless, not exercising proper caution
  2. Not cautious; not careful or prudent; reckless; rash
  3. Not cautious; rash.
madcap
Behaving or acting impulsively or rashly; wild.
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  1. Behaving or acting impulsively or rashly; wild.
  2. Reckless, uninhibited, or zany
precipitant
Rushing or falling headlong.
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  1. Rushing or falling headlong.
  2. Acting with or marked by impulsiveness in thought or action; rash.
  3. Precipitate
precipitate
Acting, happening, or done very hastily or rashly; impetuous; headstrong
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  1. Acting, happening, or done very hastily or rashly; impetuous; headstrong
  2. Falling steeply, rushing headlong, flowing swiftly, etc.
  3. Acting with or marked by excessive haste and lack of due deliberation.
rash
Too hasty or incautious in acting or speaking; reckless
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  1. Too hasty or incautious in acting or speaking; reckless
  2. Resulting from or acting with ill-considered haste or boldness.
  3. (Obs.) Bringing quick results
reckless
Careless; heedless
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  1. Careless; heedless
  2. Acting or done with a lack of care or caution; careless or irresponsible.
  3. Not regarding consequences; headlong and irresponsible; rash
slapdash
Done hastily; haphazard; careless.
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  1. Done hastily; haphazard; careless.
  2. Hasty and careless, as in execution:
  3. Hasty, careless, impetuous, etc.
temerarious
Presumptuously or recklessly bold; rash or reckless:
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  1. Presumptuously or recklessly bold; rash or reckless:
  2. Reckless; rash
unconsidered
Done without consideration; not based upon careful reflection
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  1. Done without consideration; not based upon careful reflection
  2. Not considered; not taken into account
  3. Not reasoned or considered; rash:
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  • reaped from this foolhardy enterprise.

  • Mack's march to Ulm was therefore a necessity of the situation, and his continuance in this exposed position, if foolhardy against such an adversary, was at any rate the outcome of the high resolve that even if beaten he would inflict crippling losses upon the enemy.

  • It may be urged in his favour that the general circumstances of the time, where they did not produce reckless and foolhardy daring, almost necessarily produced a somewhat excessive caution.

  • The Hebrew name for Orion also means "fool," in reference perhaps to a mythological story of a "foolhardy, heaven-daring rebel who was chained to the sky for his impiety" (Driver).

  • As king, he still retained something of the clerk in the habit of his dress; but he was at the same time a warrior so impetuous, as to be sometimes foolhardy, and his policy was on the whole anti-clerical.

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