reckless
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reckless¹
- /ˈɹɛkləs/
- [ˈɹʷɛkləs] ~ [ˈɹʷɛkls̩]
Rhymes with -ɛkləs
Where it comes from
From Middle English rekles, reckeles, rekkeles, (also recheles), from Old English rēcelēas (“reckless, careless, negligent”), equivalent to reck + -less. Cognate with West Frisian roekeleas (“reckless”), Dutch roekeloos (“reckless”), German Low German ruuklos (“careless”), German ruchlos (“careless, notorious”).
adjective recklesser · more reckless · recklessest · most reckless · rechless · retchless
- Careless or heedless; headstrong or rash.
- Indifferent or oblivious to danger or the consequences thereof. Escalation is the film’s nuclear energy source. It’s there, of course, in the downright lunatic stunts performed by [Tom] Cruise, again defying good sense and his own advancing years to top his previous feats of reckless self-endangerment.
Similar: daring, devil-may-care, headstrong, heedless, impetuous, imprudent, impulsive, precipitant, precipitate, precipitous, quick-and-dirty, rash, reckless, sudden, temeritous · Opposite: reckful, attentive, audient, careful, cautious, heedful
Reckless²
proper noun
- A surname.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: careless, heedless, foolhardy, rash, bold, irresponsible, imprudent, unsafe, ill-advised, injudicious, inconsiderate, thoughtless, ill-judged, indiscreet, oblivious, negligent
adjective
Similar: daring, devil-may-care, headstrong, heedless, impetuous, imprudent, impulsive, precipitant, precipitate, precipitous, quick-and-dirty, rash, reckless, sudden, temeritous · Opposite: reckful, attentive, audient, careful, cautious, heedful
Translations
Every language
adj careless or heedless; headstrong or rash
| Español | imprudente, temerario |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 무모하다 mumohada |
| 日本語 | 無謀 mubō, 無知 muchi |
| 中文 | 魯莽 /鲁莽 lǔmǎng, 愣頭愣腦 /愣头愣脑 lèngtóulèngnǎo, 毛頭毛腦 /毛头毛脑 máotóumáonǎo |
| Português | imprudente |
| Français | irresponsable, insouciant |
| Deutsch | waghalsig, unverantwortlich, unbekümmert, leichtsinnig, leichtfertig |
| Italiano | avventato |
| Ελληνικά | απερίσκεπτος aperískeptos |
| Română | nesăbuit, nechibzuit, imprudent |
| Русский | безрассу́дный bezrassúdnyj, опроме́тчивый oprométčivyj, бесшаба́шный besšabášnyj, безу́мный bezúmnyj |
| Tiếng Việt | bất cẩn |
| العربية | مُتَهَوِّر mutahawwir |
| עברית | רַשְׁלָן rashlán |
adj indifferent to danger or the consequences
| Español | temerario, desconsiderado, imprudente |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 무모(無謀)하다 mumohada |
| Português | temerário |
| Français | téméraire, branque |
| Deutsch | rücksichtslos, waghalsig, verwegen, halsbrecherisch |
| Italiano | spericolato |
| Ελληνικά | απερίσκεπτος aperískeptos |
| Русский | беспе́чный bespéčnyj, легкомы́сленный lexkomýslennyj, безотве́тственный bezotvétstvennyj |
Talk about this word "reckless." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/reckless. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. reckless. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/reckless "reckless." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/reckless.Cite this
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title = {reckless},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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