as in reckless
foolishly adventurous or bold
a madcap scheme to go over Niagara Falls in a barrel
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Recent Examples of madcap
Aaron Davis, Sacramento Bee, 1 Mar. 2025
In a madcap first half, Ipswich took the lead after only four minutes when Jaden Philogene took advantage of an awful mix-up between Patrick Dorgu and Andre Onana to tap the ball into an empty net.
—Laurie Whitwell, The Athletic, 26 Feb. 2025
With its cast of odd, unnerving animals, madcap puzzles and childhood toys, the finished version of Animal Well maps the eerie feel of Basso’s subconscious onto the computer screen, as if players are entering his very own mind palace.
—Lewis Gordon, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
Yeah sure, but there’s time for a celebration first (18 seconds)…
The reactions to that Everton equaliser ranged from madcap to feral – a lot of people on both sides of the divide lost their collective minds.
—Tim Spiers, The Athletic, 14 Feb. 2025
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Adjective
Later in the month, the madcap mind of Mike Dillon’s Punkadelic rolls back to town after visiting the venue last January.
—Aaron Davis, Sacramento Bee, 1 Mar. 2025
In a madcap first half, Ipswich took the lead after only four minutes when Jaden Philogene took advantage of an awful mix-up between Patrick Dorgu and Andre Onana to tap the ball into an empty net.
—Laurie Whitwell, The Athletic, 26 Feb. 2025
With its cast of odd, unnerving animals, madcap puzzles and childhood toys, the finished version of Animal Well maps the eerie feel of Basso’s subconscious onto the computer screen, as if players are entering his very own mind palace.
—Lewis Gordon, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
Yeah sure, but there’s time for a celebration first (18 seconds)…
The reactions to that Everton equaliser ranged from madcap to feral – a lot of people on both sides of the divide lost their collective minds.
—Tim Spiers, The Athletic, 14 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for madcap
Adjective
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In January a Bronx jury found Officer Kenneth Hood, 38, guilty of reckless endangerment and official misconduct for the incident in the George R. Vierno Center on Nov. 27, 2019, which left 18-year-old Nicholas Feliciano paralyzed.—
Roni Jacobson,
New York Daily News,
15 Mar. 2025
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She was arrested and charged with assault in the first degree, kidnapping in the second degree, unlawful restraint in the first degree, cruelty to persons and reckless endangerment in the first degree on March 12.—
Escher Walcott,
People.com,
15 Mar. 2025
Noun
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How To Solve Today’s Wordle The Hint: An important item in a cowboy’s kit The Clue: This Wordle has a double letter Okay, spoilers below! . . .—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
17 Mar. 2025
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Founded in 1846, Fort Benton lured cowboys and miners who arrived on horseback or by steamboat on the Missouri River.—
Jim Robbins,
Travel + Leisure,
16 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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That would be daredevil buddies Max and Benj Cave (brothers whose middle names are both Storror), Callum and Sacha Powell (also brothers), Drew Taylor, Toby Segar and Josh Burnett-Blake, who started out simply horsing around, filming pranks and sharing them online.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
9 Mar. 2025
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The Bengal mix feline loves participating in whatever his daredevil owner, Ivan Kuznetsov, does.—
Kelli Bender,
People.com,
4 Mar. 2025
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Pair with sausage and sauerkraut or with a dessert of devil’s food cake.—
Tom Mullen,
Forbes,
23 Feb. 2025
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People who have never seen a Griffith film deride him as a devil without any redeeming qualities.—
Colin Fleming,
New York Daily News,
22 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The book’s premise revolves around Zachary, a courageous eight-year-old diagnosed with a terminal pediatric cancer, who has an enlightening dream where God approaches him with a mission.—
Catharine Kaufman,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Mar. 2025
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Her courageous work in eastern Ukraine stands in direct contrast to Trump and Putin, who heap praise on each other and ignore the devastation to Ukraine, an ignorance that not even death and injury to women and children can penetrate.—
Bob Kustra,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Mar. 2025
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The madman uses a special type of radioactive clay to control his victims' actions.—
Matt Robison,
Newsweek,
18 Feb. 2025
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One of his more mischievously juicy performances is in Extreme Measures, a godawful 1996 medical thriller starring Hugh Grant as an idealistic young doctor who discovers (much more slowly than the audience does) that Hackman is an evil madman.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
27 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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In Shanghai, China, at No. 8, thousands of years of food history have been perfected in today’s adventurous culinary scene.—
Maureen O'Hare,
CNN,
15 Mar. 2025
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One cat’s adventurous life forced some of the city’s top officials, including the police chief and several running for office in next month’s elections, to leave City Hall and talk solutions Wednesday on the streets where Carrot once roamed.—
Devoun Cetoute,
Miami Herald,
14 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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LaBruce’s idiosyncrasy is connected to the fearless audacity of his brave, tragic inspiration, Pasolini.—
Armond White,
National Review,
19 Mar. 2025
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At the same time, Scott’s act of mass ventriloquism—patient, playful, physically astute and ultimately brave—clarifies something at the heart of Chekhov’s play.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
18 Mar. 2025
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“Madcap.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/madcap. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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