reckless
Syllables: reck·less/ˈɹɛkləs/
reckless adjective: careless or heedless; headstrong or rash.
Adjective
reckless (comparative recklesser or more reckless, superlative recklessest or most reckless)
- 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.2018 July 25, A. A. Dowd, “Fallout may be the Most Breathlessly Intense Mission: Impossible Adventure Yet”, in The A.V. Club, archived from the original on 31 Jul 2018
Proper noun capitalized: Reckless
Reckless
- A surname.
reckless meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
reckless in Hindi
- reckless
- विचारहीन vicārhīn
reckless in Tamil
- கவனக்குறைவு
reckless in Urdu
- عاقبت نا اندیش, بےدھڑک, بےپرواہ, لاابالی, من چلا
reckless in Bengali
- reckless
- বেপরোয়া beporōẇa, দুরন্ত duronto
More languagesFewer languages
- reckless in Malayalam
- വീണ്ടുവിചാരമില്ലാത്ത, ശ്രദ്ധയില്ലാത്ത, കൂസലില്ലാത്ത
- reckless in Kannada
- ಎಚ್ಚರಿಕೆಯಿಲ್ಲದ, ದುಡುಕುವ, ಆಲೋಚಿಸದ, ಎಚ್ಚರಿಕೆ ವಹಿಸದ
- reckless in Punjabi
- ਜਲਦਬਾਜ਼ jaldabāz
- reckless in Assamese
- বেপৰোৱা beporüa
- reckless in Tagalog
- pabaya
- reckless in Arabic
- مُتَهَوِّر mutahawwir
- reckless in Indonesian
- sembrono, gila-gilaan, gegabah
- reckless in Persian
- جسور jasur
- reckless in Thai
- บ้าระห่ำ, ไม่ยั้งคิด
- reckless in Vietnamese
- bất cẩn
Examples of reckless in a sentence
- The carrier will be held financially responsible for any damage due to reckless handling.
- Under no circumstances should I be responsible for your reckless driving of my vehicle.
- Her reckless behavior smacks of pride.
Synonyms of reckless
- daring
- devil-may-care
- headstrong
- heedless
- impetuous
- imprudent
- impulsive
- precipitant
- precipitate
- precipitous
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Antonyms
Forms of reckless
| comparative | recklesser |
|---|---|
| comparative | more reckless |
| superlative | recklessest |
| superlative | most reckless |
| alternative form (obsolete) | rechless |
| alternative form (obsolete) | retchless |
Origin of reckless
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”).
Words formed from reckless
Words that rhyme with reckless
Questions about reckless
- What does reckless mean?
- Reckless means careless or heedless; headstrong or rash.
- What is reckless in Hindi?
- Reckless in Hindi is विचारहीन (vicārhīn). See Reckless meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is reckless?
- Reckless can be an adjective or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce reckless?
- Reckless is pronounced /ˈɹɛkləs/.
Words near reckless in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: reckless (page history and authors); Reckless (page history and authors); विचारहीन (Hindi) (page history and authors); reckless (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); reckless (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); দুরন্ত (Bengali) (page history and authors); reckless (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); reckless (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ਜਲਦਬਾਜ਼ (Punjabi) (page history and authors); বেপৰোৱা (Assamese) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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