reckless

reckless is a 8-letter English word with 4 senses as adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Inattentive to duty; careless; neglectful; indifferent. Face value is 14 in Scrabble and 16 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

8 letters · Scrabble 14 · Words With Friends 16 · 4 senses

Definitions

1. adjective. Inattentive to duty; careless; neglectful; indifferent.
2. adjective. Rashly negligent; utterly careless or heedless.
3. adjective. marked by defiant disregard for danger or consequences-Macaulay

   "foolhardy enough to try to seize the gun from the hijacker"

   "became the fiercest and most reckless of partisans"

   Synonyms: foolhardy, heady, rash

4. adjective. characterized by careless unconcern- Edith Wharton

   "the heedless generosity and the spasmodic extravagance of persons used to large fortunes"

   "reckless squandering of public funds"

   Synonyms: heedless

Synonyms

foolhardy, heady, rash, heedless

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in reckless:

clerkess

Common word forms

recklessly, recklessness

Words from these letters

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