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reckless

[ rek-lis ]

adjective

  1. utterly unconcerned about the consequences of some action; without caution; careless (usually followed by of ):

    to be reckless of danger.

    Synonyms: imprudent, negligent, incautious, heedless, rash

    Antonyms: careful

  2. characterized by or proceeding from such carelessness:

    reckless extravagance.



reckless

/ ˈrɛklɪs /

adjective

  1. having or showing no regard for danger or consequences; heedless; rash

    a reckless driver

    a reckless attempt



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Derived Forms

  • ˈrecklessness, noun
  • ˈrecklessly, adverb

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Other Words From

  • reck·less·ly adverb
  • reck·less·ness noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of reckless1

First recorded before 900; Middle English rekles, Old English reccelēas “careless” (cognate with German ruchlos ); reck, -less

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Word History and Origins

Origin of reckless1

Old English recceleās (see reck , -less ); related to Middle Dutch roekeloos , Old High German ruahhalōs

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Example Sentences

Everyone said the right thing Wednesday about not barreling into the offseason in a reckless pursuit to grab the biggest name available.

Police leaders say shootings by officers don’t necessarily mean reckless policing.

Some in the industry felt that he was lucky to have escaped real backlash for his previous reckless behavior and that it was only a matter of time before he crossed a line and his supporters ran out of excuses.

In September 2020, China’s Renwu magazine published an investigative report on food delivery drivers that revealed that workers are subject to a strict algorithm that fines drivers for late deliveries and pressures them into reckless driving.

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Their experience suggests that one dose of a vaccine and masks may not be enough to protect someone in the face of hours of reckless behavior.

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In 2002, he was arrested for reckless driving after swerving his SUV off the highway.

It starts with a bright, trebly guitar, sets the beat, and finally spins into a kind of reckless abandon.

And The Prize Is Death, a cartoon by Albert Levering, attacks an epidemic of reckless driving.

Some twits have gone on Twitter to suggest Spencer was being reckless when he went out bowling.

Sensational and often reckless reports in the press threaten the fairness of a trial.

But "the cards never forgive," and as a rule Dame Fortune is relentless to the reckless player.

Railroads are reckless Radicals and are destined by turns to make and to mar the fortunes of many great emporiums.

They say he was awfully wild and reckless at that time, and Liszt paid his debts over and over again.

Impudent and reckless us he had been all his life, he was now more timid and nervous than an hysterical girl.

But meanwhile they enjoyed themselves with the reckless prodigality possible only to such men.

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