incautious
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6.7
- adjective
- /ɪnˈkɔːʃəs/
- He was incautious enough to tell them his name.
- incautious words
- incautious enough
- so incautious
Examples
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Incautious, brave to the point of foolhardiness, Yeltsin was a true revolutionary.
Academic text (2011) -
As you said, it is sensitive news, and incautious handling could cause damage.
Fiction book (2001) -
Well, The Analyst knows you well, but that knowledge has made him incautious.
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For Turkey, the challenge during this period will be to keep the focus on economics and environmental concerns without allowing itself to be drawn toward incautious rhetoric and political confrontation.
Academic text (2000) -
They are subject to road rage, incautious drivers, traffic jams, and many other terrible inconveniences.
Blog text (1) -
For he was an American-born don without subtlety, a man incautious and intemperate, with an explosive temper.
Fiction book (2001) -
Despite the profusion of incautious errors, Friedman and Gray are at least engaged in serious and thoughtful attempts to shed light on the global condition.
Academic text (2000) -
He made an incautious decision by investing all his savings in a volatile stock market.
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Her incautious remarks about the project led to misunderstandings among the team.
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The hikers were incautious when they ventured off the marked trail without proper gear.
Synonyms
221
3.6
Acting without care about danger or the results
206
3.2
Not thinking about what will happen after you act
66
1.0
A lack of attention that causes mistakes or harm
57
5.3
Not taking proper care and causing harm or risk
51
4.3
Acting without careful thought and likely to cause problems
16
7.4
Taking dangerous risks without thinking about what will happen
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8.1
Not caring about danger or the bad results of actions
1
5.7
Someone who does not pay attention and often causes mistakes or harm
Not planning ahead or thinking about the future
Not aware of danger or risk
Not watching carefully for danger or problems
Antonyms
How Careful
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Incautious is made from the prefix in- meaning 'not' and the word cautious, which is the same root as the common word caution meaning 'care'. So incautious means 'not careful' or 'not thinking about possible danger'.