🔄 Synonyms of "Incautious"
8 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| impetuous | Characterized by sudden violence or vehemence. |
| impulsivenoun | Actuated by impulse or by transient feelings; inclined to make rapid decisions without due consideration. |
| careless | Not giving sufficient attention or thought, especially concerning the avoidance of harm or mistakes. |
| unguarded | Displaying a lack of caution or thought. |
| hotheaded | Pertaining to or characteristic of a hothead or hotheadedness; (of a person) easily excited or angered. |
| madcapnoun | Capricious, impulsive, or reckless; also, bizarre, crazy, zany; or foolish, idiotic. |
| unwary | Unprepared; not watchful. |
| brainish | Cerebral; intellectual rather than physical or emotional. |
↔️ Antonyms of "Incautious"
Words with the opposite meaning.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| cautious | Using or exercising caution; careful; tentative |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Incautious"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| careless | Not giving sufficient attention or thought, especially concerning the avoidance of harm or mistakes. |
| unwary | Unprepared; not watchful. |
| unguarded | Displaying a lack of caution or thought. |
| madcap | Capricious, impulsive, or reckless; also, bizarre, crazy, zany; or foolish, idiotic. |
| tearawaynoun | (informal, chiefly British, derogatory) An impetuous and reckless person who is difficult to control; a hothead. |
| hotheaded | Pertaining to or characteristic of a hothead or hotheadedness; (of a person) easily excited or angered. |
| brainish | Cerebral; intellectual rather than physical or emotional. |
| impetuous | Characterized by sudden violence or vehemence. |
| impulsive | Actuated by impulse or by transient feelings; inclined to make rapid decisions without due consideration. |
| rash | Acting too quickly without considering the consequences and risks; not careful; hasty. |
| undercautious | Insufficiently cautious. |
| overforward | (of a person) Too bold; too quick to act and/or too emphatic of expression. |
| injudicious | Showing poor judgement; not well judged. |
| wrecklessnoun | Without causing or suffering a wreck. |
| temerary | (archaic, rare) Rash, reckless |
| backhanded | Insincere, sarcastic, ironic, or self-contradictory. |
| error-prone | Tending to cause errors. |
| misadvisedverb | (obsolete) Showing poor judgement, ill-advised, injudicious. |
| errantnoun | A knight-errant. |
| blunderous | Prone to make blunders. |
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