recklessness
Heedless risk taking
Recklessness is a disregard for consequences or danger.
It implies awareness of risk combined with indifference to it—acting without care for what might happen: The recklessness of his driving terrified his passengers.
Legal contexts distinguish recklessness from negligence: negligence is failure to perceive risk, while recklessness is perceiving it and proceeding anyway.
Free from anxiety
- uninhibitedFree from self-censorship
- wildNot domesticated or controlled
- free-spiritedUninhibited by social expectations
- unrestrainedNot held back
unbridled · heedless · rash · devil-may-care · no-holds-barred · all-or-nothing
Reckless risk-taker
- stuntmanPerformer of dangerous scenes
- thrill-seekerOne who pursues excitement
- skydiverOne who jumps from aircraft
- wingsuitWearable gliding apparatus
Recklessly bold
- imprudentLacking careful forethought
- incautiousCarelessly unguarded
- carelessInattentive, prone to mistakes
- negligentFailing in due care
irresponsible · brash · unwise · ill-advised · rash · injudicious · shortsighted · thoughtless
Source of potential harm
- perilSerious threat of harm
- riskPossibility of harm
- jeopardyRisk of harm
- precariousnessState of uncertain stability
exposure · vulnerability · gamble · minefield · brink · endangerment · self-destruction · liability
Acting on sudden urge
- spur-of-the-momentDone without advance planning
- snap-decisionHasty judgment made instantly
- knee-jerkInstinctive and unconsidered
- unplannedNot arranged beforehand
unpremeditated · impulse · whim · hasty · hot-headed · split-second · thoughtless · reactive
carefree
Free from anxiety
- uninhibitedFree from self-censorship
- wildNot domesticated or controlled
- free-spiritedUninhibited by social expectations
unrestrained · unbridled · heedless · rash · devil-may-care · no-holds-barred · all-or-nothing
daredevil
Reckless risk-taker
- stuntmanPerformer of dangerous scenes
- thrill-seekerOne who pursues excitement
- skydiverOne who jumps from aircraft
foolhardy
Recklessly bold
- imprudentLacking careful forethought
- incautiousCarelessly unguarded
- carelessInattentive, prone to mistakes
negligent · irresponsible · brash · unwise · ill-advised · rash · injudicious · shortsighted · thoughtless · harebrained
hazard
Source of potential harm
precariousness · exposure · vulnerability · gamble · minefield · brink · endangerment · self-destruction · liability · unsafe
impetuous
Acting on sudden urge
- spur-of-the-momentDone without advance planning
- snap-decisionHasty judgment made instantly
- knee-jerkInstinctive and unconsidered
unplanned · unpremeditated · impulse · whim · hasty · hot-headed · split-second · thoughtless · reactive · uncontrolled
- recklessnesscarelessness, negligence, impulsiveness, rashness, foolhardiness
- Poor Judgmentfolly, impulsiveness, hasty decisions, snap judgments, rashness
- thrill drivesthrill seeking, sensation seeking, adrenaline rush, excitement, daring
- wrongdoingmisconduct, crime, sabotage, crimes, misbehavior
- bad decisionsprocrastination, impulse buying, overspending, binge eating, cramming
- behaviorshabit, aggressive, agitation, conduct, passive
recklessnesscaution
Careful attention to risk
prudence · carefulness · circumspection · wariness · care
recklessnessresponsibility
State of being answerable
conscientiousness · accountability · thoughtfulness · considerateness · diligence
recklessnessdeliberation
Careful weighing of choices
thoughtfulness · forethought · calculation · consideration · mindfulness
reckless, reckon, wrecked, wreckage, reckoning, recklessly, wrecker, wrecks