| Main Entry: | feckless |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | without purpose |
Synonyms: |
aimless, carefree, careless, feeble, fustian, futile, good-for-nothing, hopeless, incautious, incompetent, ineffective, ineffectual, irresponsible, meaningless, reckless, shiftless, uncareful, useless, weak, wild, worthless |
| Notes: | feckless means ineffective or having no real worth or purpose; reckless means marked by unthinking boldness or with defiant disregard for danger or consequences |
Antonyms: |
competent, effective, effectual, efficient, purposeful, responsible, strong, useful |
| Main Entry: | irresponsible |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | careless, reckless |
Synonyms: |
capricious, carefree, devil-may-care, feckless, fickle, flighty, fly-by-night, giddy, harebrained, ill-considered, immature, immoral, incautious, lax, loose*, no-account, rash, scatterbrained, shiftless, thoughtless, unaccountable, unanswerable, uncareful, undependable, unpredictable, unreliable, unstable, untrustworthy, wild |
Antonyms: |
accountable, careful, liable, reliable, responsible, trustworthy |
| Main Entry: | reckless |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | irresponsible in thought, deed |
Synonyms: |
adventuresome, 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, kooky, madcap, mindless, negligent, overventuresome, playing with fire, precipitate, rash, regardless, temerarious, thoughtless, uncareful, venturesome, venturous, wild |
Antonyms: |
careful, cautious, responsible, wary |