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foolhardiness
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foolhardiness
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| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | recklessness |
| Synonyms: | brashness, carelessness, heedlessness, impetuousness, incautiousness, rashness, temerariousness, temerity |
| Main Entry: | haste |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | extreme speed, hurry |
| Synonyms: | alacrity, briskness, bustle, carelessness, celerity, dash, dispatch, drive, expedition, expeditiousness, fleetness, flurry, foolhardiness, hastiness, heedlessness, hurly-burly, hurriedness, hustle, hustling, impatience, impetuosity, incautiousness, nimbleness, pace, precipitancy, precipitateness, prematureness, press, promptitude, promptness, quickness, rapidity, rapidness, rashness, recklessness, rush, scamper, scramble, scurry, scuttle, swiftness, urgency, velocity |
| Notes: | haste is overly eager speed while hasten is to act or move at high speed |
| Antonyms: | delay, leisure, lingering, rest, slowness |
| Main Entry: | lunacy |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | craziness, madness |
| Synonyms: | aberration, absurdity, alienation, asininity, dementia, derangement, distraction, fatuity, folly, foolhardiness, foolishness, idiocy, imbalance, imbecility, inanity, ineptitude, insanity, mania, psychopathy, psychosis, senselessness, silliness, stupidity |
| Antonyms: | saneness |
| Main Entry: | temerity |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | nerve, audacity |
| Synonyms: | assurance, boldness, brass, carelessness, daring, effrontery, foolhardiness, forwardness, gall, hardihood, hastiness, heedlessness, impertinence, impetuosity, imprudence, impudence, impulsiveness, indiscretion, intrepidity, intrusiveness, overconfidence, pluck, precipitancy, precipitateness, precipitation, presumption, rashness, recklessness, rudeness, thoughtlessness, venturesomeness |
| Notes: | temerity is daring or recklessness; timidity is fearfulness or hesitancy |
| Antonyms: | care, caution, cowardice, forethought, hesitation |
| Main Entry: | rashness |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | recklessness |
| Synonyms: | carelessness, foolhardiness, haste, hastiness, heedlessness, indiscretion |
| Main Entry: | recklessness |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | carelessness |
| Synonyms: | abandon, desperation, disregard, foolhardiness, temerity |
| Antonyms: | carefulness |
| Main Entry: | brashness |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | temerity |
| Synonyms: | foolhardiness, hastiness, heedlessness, incautiousness, rashness, recklessness |
| Main Entry: | hastiness |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | haste |
| Synonyms: | alacrity, briskness, bustle, carelessness, celerity, dash, dispatch, drive, expedition, expeditiousness, fleetness, flurry, foolhardiness, heedlessness, hurly-burly, hurriedness, hustle, hustling, impatience, impetuosity, incautiousness, nimbleness, pace |
| Main Entry: | hurriedness |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | haste |
| Synonyms: | alacrity, briskness, bustle, carelessness, celerity, dash, dispatch, drive, expedition, expeditiousness, fleetness, flurry, foolhardiness, hastiness, heedlessness, hurly-burly, hustle, hustling, impatience, impetuosity, incautiousness, nimbleness, pace |
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