FOOLHARDINESS Synonyms: 47 Similar and Opposite Words

foolhardiness

noun

Definition of foolhardiness

as in recklessness

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Noun

The country cannot easily increase the pressure because its economic distress narrows the margin for strategic recklessness.

— Ali Vaez, Foreign Affairs, 29 Sep. 2026
One of the grid’s most astute late-nineteenth-century critics, the geologist John Wesley Powell, decried its environmental recklessness.

— Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of recklessness

Noun

But that drop in intensity quickly veered into carelessness, with the defence failing to assert its composure amid loose passes and hapless communication mix-ups.

— Chris McKenna, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026
Conflicts and tragedies are almost always the result of carelessness or accidents that spiral totally out of control.

— Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of carelessness

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In this wildness of abjection, trans poetics offered me a language upon which my future reflection could lean.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 7 Oct. 2026
And this column is eternally grateful for his help in getting us through another day of quadrupleheader weirdness and wildness.

— Jayson Stark, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of wildness

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Executives are currently shielded behind their companies, with corporate financial penalties for misconduct or negligence often amounting to a fraction of their turnover and valuations – just another line item.

— Giorgos Tsetis, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2026
Earlier versions of Florida law generally provided four years for negligence actions.

— Emma Clapp, Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2026

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