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
The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 18 Dec. 2024
And also, at times, a bit mysterious, a much more complicated woman than her social superpowers and madcap demeanor might suggest.
—Gary Baum, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Dec. 2024
In a sort of self-fulfilling prophecy, Mary Todd’s madcap medleys went over like gangbusters when Oh, Mary! opened Off Broadway this spring, and the play has both improbably and inevitably become a Broadway hit.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 5 Dec. 2024
The Family Stone combines the warmth of a Christmas dinner with the madcap design of a vintage romantic comedy — feast on the accidents, the misunderstandings, and the musical chairs plotting.
—EW.com, 30 Nov. 2024
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Adults, via pantomime theater with its madcap themes and nursery archetypes, could receive permission to enter these states as well.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 18 Dec. 2024
And also, at times, a bit mysterious, a much more complicated woman than her social superpowers and madcap demeanor might suggest.
—Gary Baum, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Dec. 2024
In a sort of self-fulfilling prophecy, Mary Todd’s madcap medleys went over like gangbusters when Oh, Mary! opened Off Broadway this spring, and the play has both improbably and inevitably become a Broadway hit.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 5 Dec. 2024
The Family Stone combines the warmth of a Christmas dinner with the madcap design of a vintage romantic comedy — feast on the accidents, the misunderstandings, and the musical chairs plotting.
—EW.com, 30 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for madcap
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The Wild didn’t like seeing Spurgeon, a top defenseman, knocked out of their lineup for a number of weeks by a reckless play from a rookie who had previously been suspended nine times in juniors and twice in the AHL.Michael Russo, The Athletic, 14 Jan. 2025
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He was arrested without incident and faces charges of two counts of risk of injury to a minor, breach of peace, assault and reckless endangerment.Escher Walcott, People.com, 14 Jan. 2025
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The works often portray white cowboys on horseback in conflict with Indigenous people.Tasha Tsiaperas, Axios, 15 Jan. 2025
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Tim Blake Nelson sets the stage beautifully with his opening bit about a singing cowboy, but there are a number of scene-stealers here including Harry Melling, Tom Waits, and Bill Heck.Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 2 Jan. 2025
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Due to his high-flying, daredevil move set and unique presentation, Hardy became one of the most popular WWE Superstars of the 2000s.Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
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In 1910, a quarter of a million people had spent 10 days swooning over the Los Angeles International Aviation Meet — the nation’s first daredevil airshow.Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2024
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And there are folk devils being made all around us, so maybe another Nosferatu adaptation is more necessary than ever.Maya Ibbitson, Architectural Digest, 23 Dec. 2024
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Well of Radiance-using devil Exo as my big pull who is yes, better than all my other characters instantly.Paul Tassi, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
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The Democratic budget was moved from the House to the Senate, which allowed four courageous Democratic senators who recognized the historic moment for structural budgetary changes.Len Fasano, Hartford Courant, 8 Jan. 2025
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Joshua Zeman’s documentary chronicles the courageous efforts to save them, first from starvation, then via transport to new homes.Dennis Harvey, Variety, 8 Jan. 2025
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But even magic theaters for madmen are more interesting when someone is with you.Max Ufberg, hazlitt.net, 4 Jan. 2025
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The store’s owner Thomas Benton Lee and a group of salesmen mug like madmen around a large Majestic radio out front on the sidewalk.Randy Mason, Kansas City Star, 2 Jan. 2025
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Kylie Kangaroo Kylie is an adventurous kangaroo from Australia.Elisa Cinelli, Parents, 16 Jan. 2025
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At such a young age, there is still massive scope for Reis to improve; from bulking up and becoming sturdier in the shoulder-to-shoulder duels to rediscovering his adventurous distribution at the highest level of the game.Thom Harris, The Athletic, 15 Jan. 2025
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The streets here are steep, as in San Francisco-steep—so precipitous that brave locals (or crazy, some might say) hurtle down them in homemade bobsleds every January.Cassidy Randall, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
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Benjamin Franklin was not only a political thinker but a scientist and a brave advocate of smallpox inoculation.Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 7 Jan. 2025
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“Madcap.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/madcap. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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