RASHNESS Synonyms: 103 Similar and Opposite Words

rashness

noun

Definition of rashness

as in recklessness

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as in impulsiveness

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Recent Examples of rashness And yet, Washington responded to Genet not with rashness and bravado but with restraint made public law. — Maurizio Valsania, The Conversation, 9 Jan. 2026 His audacity and her rashness might surprise some. — Hanako Montgomery, CNN Money, 11 Oct. 2025 At other times, the result can be both immediate and devastating, as seen in many traffic accidents caused by impatience, inattentiveness, or rashness. — Mary Crossan, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for rashness

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

His earlier films offer the immediacy of real-time creation, of something not unfinished but unreworked, thrust onto the screen with an impulsiveness that’s balanced by the careful conception behind it.

— Richard Brody, New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2026
Yakkity’s impulsiveness and wisecracking jokes provide the laughs, while Keo’s rivalry with his father (and his crush on Lemony) ground the show with genuine emotional dynamics.

— Skyler Trepel, Entertainment Weekly, 20 June 2026

Definition of impulsiveness

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

Noun

Two centuries later, the Greek historian Polybius contrasted Roman discipline, order, and rationality with Celtic impetuosity, chaos, and passion on the battlefield.

— Michele Gelfand, Foreign Affairs, 22 June 2021
His sacred vows didn’t stop Kelly from displaying the impetuosity that brands this city’s fans.

— Frank Fitzpatrick, Philly.com, 14 Apr. 2018

Definition of impetuosity

Noun

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

Noun

Ginger shares some of Lee’s strangeness and impulsivity and is undeniably attracted to him for it, but she’s anchored in reality where Lee is not, constantly calling him out on all of his worst ideas and most clueless decisions.

— Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 14 Oct. 2026
Many of the condition’s early signs, such as depression or impulsivity, can stem from other factors, and some experts worry about making premature diagnoses.

— Alexandra Pattillo, Scientific American, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of impulsivity

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