Foolhardy

English

Adjective

Foolhardy (comparative foolhardier or more Foolhardy, superlative foolhardiest or most Foolhardy)

1. Marked by unthinking recklessness with disregard for danger; bold but rash; hotheaded
   • 2000. Bill Bryson, In a Sunburned Country, p. 14:

     In the middle distance several foolhardy souls in wet suits were surfing toward some foamy outbursts on the rocky headland...

Adverbs for Foolhardy

ignorantly; youthfully; boldly; ridiculously; absurdly; sadly; recklessly; fecklessly; carelessly; daringly; desperately; rashly; idiotically; preposterously; indiscreetly; extravagantly; imprudently; childishly; dangerously; terribly; senselessly.

Synonyms for Foolhardy

bold, foolish, rash, daring, reckless, impetuous, incautious, headlong, precipitate, venturesome, headstrong, careless, thoughtless, regardless.

Antonyms for Foolhardy

cautious, prudent, thoughtful, watchful, careful, attentive, wary, calculating, discreet, guarded.

Derived terms

• foolhardiness

Thesaurus

adventuresome, adventurous, audacious, bold, brash, careless, cheeky, daredevil, daring, death-defying, devil-may-care, enterprising, fire-eating, forward, gutsy, harebrained, hasty, headlong, heedless, hotheaded, impetuous, imprudent, incautious, irresponsible, madbrain, madbrained, madcap, nervy, overbold, precipitate, presumptuous, rash, reckless, temerarious, thoughtless, unthinking, venturesome, venturous, wild, wild-ass

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Translations

hotheaded

Dutch: roekeloos nl, doldriest nl Finnish: hullunrohkea fi, tyhmänrohkea fi, huimapäinen fi

French: tête brûlée (fr) f. German: töricht de, tollkühn de, vermessen de, verwegen de Volapük: lukünik (vo)