as in careless
not paying or showing close attention especially for the purpose of avoiding trouble
an incautious comment got her in political hot water
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Recent Examples of incautious
His father, Chuck, played with an incautious tenacity by Patton Oswalt, has been desperately trying to get a hold of him.
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Mike Postalakis, SPIN, 8 Aug. 2022
The Spanish field commander, a famously incautious general named Manuel Fernández Silvestre, perished in the melee, possibly by suicide.
—Frederic Wehrey, The New York Review of Books, 18 Dec. 2021
As the vaccinated and the incautious head out on vacation there has been a run on rental cars in Hawaii that has pushed rates for rental cars above $200 per day.
—Annie White, Car and Driver, 30 Apr. 2021
Pence has far more practice, and a rare gift at translating some of the president’s more callous, inflammatory or incautious statements into ordinary GOP-speak.
—Todd J. Gillman, Dallas News, 8 Oct. 2020
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Mike Postalakis, SPIN, 8 Aug. 2022
The Spanish field commander, a famously incautious general named Manuel Fernández Silvestre, perished in the melee, possibly by suicide.
—Frederic Wehrey, The New York Review of Books, 18 Dec. 2021
As the vaccinated and the incautious head out on vacation there has been a run on rental cars in Hawaii that has pushed rates for rental cars above $200 per day.
—Annie White, Car and Driver, 30 Apr. 2021
Pence has far more practice, and a rare gift at translating some of the president’s more callous, inflammatory or incautious statements into ordinary GOP-speak.
—Todd J. Gillman, Dallas News, 8 Oct. 2020
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for incautious
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Alternatively, there are people who grew up with little but became wealthy, and are now very careless with money.Sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 27 Dec. 2024
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All of this can bring out even more careless behaviors than seen the rest of the year, which can in turn put everyone else at greater risk.Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
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Psychologically safe teams exceeded targets by 17%, while unsafe teams underperformed.Anna Barnhill, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
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Others could turn to a potentially unsafe method of mixing vials themselves.Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 24 Dec. 2024
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Donald Trump’s stance on nuclear weapons has been one of obsessive and reckless bombast.Abe Streep, The New Yorker, 27 Dec. 2024
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Sargeant was charged with two counts of first degree assault, two counts of first degree reckless endangerment, and several second degree counts for menacing, criminal possession of a weapon, harassment, and disorderly conduct.Stepheny Price, Fox News, 26 Dec. 2024
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“Incautious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incautious. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.
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