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| Main Entry: | madcap |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | crazy, impulsive |
| Synonyms: | brash, foolhardy, foolish, frivolous, harebrained*, heedless, hotheaded, ill-advised, imprudent, incautious, inconsiderate, lively, rash, reckless, stupid, thoughtless, wild |
| Antonyms: | reasonable, sane |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | adventurer |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who takes risks |
| Synonyms: | charlatan, daredevil, entrepreneur, explorer, gambler, globetrotter, hero, heroine, madcap, mercenary, opportunist, pioneer, pirate, romantic, speculator, swashbuckler, traveler, wanderer, fortune-hunter, stunt person, venturer, voyager |
| Main Entry: | brash |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | impulsive, brazen |
| Synonyms: | audacious, bold, cheeky*, cocksure, cocky*, effervescent, flip, foolhardy, forward, hasty, headlong, heedless, hotheaded, ill-advised, impertinent, impetuous, impolitic, impudent, incautious, inconsiderate, indiscreet, insolent, madcap, maladroit, nervy, precipitate, presuming, presumptuous, pushing, rash, reckless, rude, self-assertive, tactless, thoughtless, uppity, vivacious, brazenfaced, self-asserting, undiplomatic, untactful |
| Antonyms: | afraid, careful, cautious, discreet, fearful, reserved |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | daredevil |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | thrill-seeker |
| Synonyms: | adventurer, madcap, hotdog, risk-taker, show-off, stuntman, stuntperson, stuntwoman |
| Main Entry: | fiery |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | passionate; on fire |
| Synonyms: | ablaze, afire, alight, blazing, burning, choleric, combustible, enthusiastic, excitable, febrile, fervid, feverish, fierce, flaming, flickering, flushed, glowing, heated, hot, hot-tempered*, impassioned, impetuous, impulsive, inflamed, intense, irascible, irritable, madcap, peppery, precipitate, red-hot*, spirited, unrestrained, vehement, violent, aflame, agitable, conflagrant, fevered, flaring, hot-blooded, hot-headed, igneous, ignited, in flames, perfervid |
| Antonyms: | cold, cool, dull, flat, impassive, subdued |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | foolhardy |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | impetuous, rash |
| Synonyms: | adventurous, audacious, bold, breakneck*, daredevil, daring, devil-may-care*, harebrained*, headstrong, imprudent, incautious, irresponsible, madcap, precipitate, reckless, temerarious, venturesome, adventuresome, off deep end, out on limb, venturous, wide open |
| Antonyms: | careful, cautious, discreet, thoughtful |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | hasty |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | speedy; without much thought |
| Synonyms: | abrupt, agile, brash, breakneck*, brief, brisk, careless, cursory, eager, expeditious, fast, fiery, fleet, fleeting, foolhardy, headlong, heedless, hurried, ill-advised, impatient, impetuous, impulsive, incautious, inconsiderate, madcap*, on the double*, passing, perfunctory, precipitate, prompt, pronto*, quick, quickie, rapid, rash, reckless, rushed, short, slapdash*, snappy*, sudden, superficial, swift, thoughtless, urgent, PDQ, chop-chop*, harefooted, quickened, slambang |
| Antonyms: | delayed, lazy, slow, lingering, loitering |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | ill-advised |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | unwise, not thought out |
| Synonyms: | brash, confused, foolhardy, foolish, half-baked*, hotheaded*, ill-considered, ill-judged, impolitic, imprudent, inappropriate, incautious, inconsiderate, indiscreet, inexpedient, injudicious, madcap*, misguided, off the top of one's head, overhasty, rash, reckless, short-sighted*, thoughtless, unseemly, wrong |
| Antonyms: | reasonable, sensible, well-advised, wise |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | incautious |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not careful |
| Synonyms: | any old way, bold, brash, careless, caught napping, devil-may-care*, fast-and-loose, foot-in-mouth, hasty, heedless, hotheaded*, ill-advised, ill-judged, impetuous, improvident, imprudent, impulsive, inconsiderate, indiscreet, injudicious, madcap*, neglectful, negligent, off guard, pay no mind, playing with fire, precipitate, rash, reckless, regardless, sticking one's neck out, thoughtless, unalert, unguarded, unmindful, unthinking, unvigilant, unwatchful, wary, wide open |
| Antonyms: | careful, cautious, discreet, thoughtful |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | jester |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who jokes, plays jokes |
| Synonyms: | actor, antic, buffoon, card*, clown, comedian, comic, droll, fool, harlequin, humorist, joker, madcap*, trickster, wag*, wit, banterer, cutup, japer, jokester, larker, life of the party, pantaloon, practical joker, prankster, quipster, standup comic, wisecracker |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | rash |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | careless, impulsive |
| Synonyms: | adventurous, audacious, bold, brash, daring, determined, devil-may-care*, fiery, foolhardy, frenzied, furious, harebrained, hasty, headlong, headstrong, heedless, hotheaded, ill-advised, immature, impetuous, imprudent, incautious, indiscreet, injudicious, irrational, madcap, passionate, precipitate, premature, reckless, thoughtless, unguarded, unthinking, unwary, venturesome, wild, ill-considered, insuppressible, jumping to conclusions, overhasty, precipitant, venturous |
| Notes: | rash (the adjective) suggests imprudence and lack of forethought; reckless implies disregard of possible consequences |
| Antonyms: | careful, cautious, planned, thoughtful |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | reckless |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | irresponsible in thought, deed |
| Synonyms: | adventurous, any which way, audacious, brash, breakneck, carefree, careless, daredevil, daring, desperate, devil-may-care*, fast and loose, feckless, foolhardy, harebrained, hasty, headlong, heedless, helter-skelter, hopeless, hotheaded*, ill-advised, imprudent, inattentive, incautious, inconsiderate, indiscreet, madcap, mindless, negligent, precipitate, rash, regardless, temerarious, thoughtless, venturesome, wild, adventuresome, kooky, overventuresome, playing with fire, uncareful, venturous |
| Antonyms: | careful, cautious, responsible, wary |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | scatterbrained |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not thinking clearly |
| Synonyms: | careless, dizzy, empty-headed*, featherbrained*, flighty, forgetful, frivolous, giddy, harebrained*, illogical, inattentive, irrational, irresponsible, madcap, silly, slaphappy*, stupid, thoughtless, birdbrained |
| Antonyms: | aware, careful, sensible, thoughtful |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | unbridled |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | unrestrained |
| Synonyms: | berserk, chaotic, crazed, crazy, enthusiastic, hysterical, madcap, noisy, rabid, riotous, turbulent, unchecked, uncontrolled, undisciplined, ungovernable, unmanageable, violent, wild, unconstrained, uncurbed |
| Main Entry: | unmanageable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | unruly, wild |
| Synonyms: | awkward, berserk, chaotic, crazy, disobedient, disorderly, hysterical, lawless, madcap, nuts, out of control, outrageous, riotous, rowdy, turbulent, unbridled, uncontrollable, uncontrolled, undisciplined, ungovernable, unrestrained, violent |
| Main Entry: | wag |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who is very funny |
| Synonyms: | card*, clown, comedian, comic, droll*, humorist, jester*, joker, kibitzer*, madcap*, trickster, wit, zany, a million laughs, cutup, farceur, funny person, funster, jokester, kidder, life of the party, prankster, punster, quipster, show-off, wisecracker |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | zany |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | crazy, funny |
| Synonyms: | camp*, comical, dumb, eccentric, fool, foolish, goofy, humorous, loony*, madcap*, nutty*, sappy*, wacky*, witty, campy, clownish, hare-brained, joshing, kooky |
| Antonyms: | serious |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | zany |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who is wildly funny |
| Synonyms: | buffoon, card*, clown, comedian, comic, humorist, idiot, jester, joker, madcap*, moron, nut*, screwball*, simpleton*, wag*, cutup, farceur, funny person, gag person, practical joker, prankster, show-off, wisecracker |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | shrew |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | mean lady |
| Synonyms: | detractor, dragon, fury, harpy, harridan, hellion, hussy, madcap, nag, scold, siren, virago, vixen, wench, amazon, backbiter, battle-ax, biddy, bitch, calumniator, carper, fire-eater, fishwife, hell cat, muckraker, ogress, old biddy, porcupine, reviler, she-devil, she-wolf, spitfire, termagant, tigress, vituperator |
| Main Entry: | clown |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | joking person |
| Synonyms: | antic, buffoon, comedian, comic, dolt, droll, fool, harlequin, humorist, jester, joker, madcap, mime, mountebank, punch, ribald, wag, wit*, zany*, cut-up, farceur, funnyperson, funster, gagman, gagster, jokesmith, jokester, life of the party, merry-andrew, merrymaker, mummer, picador, pierrot, prankster, punchinello, quipster, wisecracker |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
Copyright © 2009 by the Philip Lief Group.
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Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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