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Definition/Meaning

(adjective)

careless or thoughtless, not paying attention to potential risks or problems, not cautious;

e.g. His incautious confidence led him to underestimate the difficulties he encountered.

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Similar Words

Careless

Heedless

Hotheaded

Impetuous

Plucky

Slipshod

Unafraid

Undeterred

Undismayed

Unguarded

Unsafe

Unswerving

Unwary

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Opposite Words

Alert

Alive

Apprehensive

Attentive

Aware

Calculating

Careful

Cautious

Chary

Cognizant

Conscientious

Conscious

Conservative

Considerate

Delicate

Discreet

Exact

Farsighted

Fine

Finespun

Forehanded

Forethoughtful

Forward

Forward-looking

Fussy

Gingerly

Hairline

Hyperconscious

Loving

Meticulous

Mindful

Nuanced

Observant

Painstaking

Prescient

Proactive

Provident

Refined

Safe

Scheming

Scrupulous

Sentient

Subtle

Thoughtful

Vigilant

Visionary

Ware

Wary

Watchful

Witting

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Related Words

Absentminded

Adventuresome

Adventurous

Audacious

Blithe

Bold

Brash

Brave

Careless

Courageous

Daredevil

Daring

Dauntless

Derelict

Devil-may-care

Doughty

Emboldened

Enterprising

Extravagant

Fearless

Foolhardy

Forgetful

Gallant

Greathearted

Gutsy

Gutty

Hardy

Heroic

Impetuous

Improvident

Imprudent

Inadvertent

Inattentive

Inconsiderate

Indiscreet

Injudicious

Intrepid

Irresponsible

Kamikaze

Lax

Lazy

Lionhearted

Madcap

Manful

May

Myopic

Neglectful

Negligent

Nerved

Nervy

Overbold

Overconfident

Prodigal

Profligate

Rash

Reckless

Regardless

Remiss

Shortsighted

Slack

Slipshod

Spendthrift

Stalwart

Stout

Stouthearted

Temerarious

Thoughtless

Thriftless

Undaunted

Unintentional

Unmindful

Unplanned

Unthrifty

Valiant

Valorous

Venturesome

Venturous

Wasteful

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