foolhardier

Even more daring

Foolhardier is the comparative form of foolhardy—recklessly bold, taking dangerous risks without proper caution.

Someone foolhardier than another shows even less regard for consequences: Each stunt was foolhardier than the last.

The word combines fool with hardy, suggesting courage that crosses into recklessness.

recklessness

bolder

More courageous

impetuous · audacious · headstrong · imprudent · incautious · unwise · heedless · careless · thoughtless · madcap

youth

immature

Not fully developed

green · callow · brash · cocky · overconfident · untested · untempered · sophomoric · adolescent · juvenile

risk-taking

gambler

One who bets

risk-taker · stuntman · extreme · dangerous · hazardous · perilous · death-defying · high-stakes · unprotected · exposed

Opposites
risk-taking disposition

foolhardierwarier

More inclined to suspicion

judgment quality

foolhardierwiser

Having greater judgment

Family

foolhardiness, foolhardily, foolhardiest

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated G