WANTONLY Synonyms: 106 Similar and Opposite Words

wantonly

adverb

Definition of wantonly

as in recklessly

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as in wastefully

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Recent Examples of wantonly But even here, where the damage is being done gleefully and wantonly, the US Congress has stood up to these funding cuts in a bipartisan manner. — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 3 July 2026 Likewise, a circumstance all by itself could be the matter of regulating AI makers about allowing their AI to wantonly provide mental health advice. — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025

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Adverb

But rushing recklessly into a plan to spend nearly $1 billion in tax revenue would underscore the narrative that the county is too rash in its spending.

— Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Oct. 2026
Grace seems to hope for escalation at every turn and is recklessly determined to bring it about.

— Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of recklessly

Adverb

Considered from one angle, the movie is superficial and conventional, zipping heedlessly between the characters without fretting about point of view, creating scenes that don’t so much illuminate characters as simply push the story along.

— Richard Brody, New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2026
Yet, future relations with Canada will be the bellwether for whether America can recover the critical alliances this administration has heedlessly ripped apart.

— Trudy Rubin, Mercury News, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of heedlessly

Adverb

Longevity helps; if Picasso hadn’t outlived his Blue Period and Guernica by a long stretch of years, he might be dinted today as indulgently moody.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2026
There are no indulgently long songs—SUSS record in the present perfect.

— Brian Howe, Pitchfork, 12 May 2026

Definition of indulgently

Adverb

Trailing the Brewers 2-0 in the best-of-seven series, the Dodgers desperately need to put themselves in the best possible position to win Game 3 and avoid four straight win-or-go-home contests.

— Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026
Wagler is on a Clippers team that is searching, desperately, for someone to take over.

— David Troy OutKick, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of desperately

Adverb

Dentures that suddenly don’t fit comfortably Your dentures fit fine last month.

— Angela Haupt, Time, 16 Oct. 2026
Framework's laptop proved even brighter, but as with battery life, Dell comfortably exceeds expectations for a business laptop, delivering solid image quality for everything from spreadsheets to occasional creative work.

— Charles Jefferies, PC Magazine, 15 Oct. 2026

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