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desperado
noun [C] /ˌdes.pəˈrɑː.dəʊ/
/-doʊ/ (plural desperados or desperadoes)Definition
(Definition of desperado noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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SMART Thesaurus: Doing things without fear or proper thought
Synonyms and related words:
- bravado noun
- devil-may-care adjective
- foolhardy adjective
- heroics noun
- hothead noun
- impetuous adjective
- impulsive adjective
- like lemmings idiom
- like there is/was no tomorrow idiom
- precipitate adjective
- precipitately adverb
- precipitation noun (QUICK ACTION)
- rash adjective
- reckless adjective
- second thought noun
- snap adjective
- throw caution to the wind/winds idiom
- trigger-happy adjective
- with no thought for sth idiom
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