rash
adjective /ræʃ/Definition
C2 careless or unwise, without thought for what might happen or result: That was a rash decision - you didn't think about the costs involved. [+ to infinitive] I think it was a bit rash of them to get married when they'd only known each other for a few weeks.Doing things without fear or proper thought rashly /ˈræʃ.li/ adverb Doing things without fear or proper thought rashness /ˈræʃ.nəs/ noun [U] › In a moment of rashness, I agreed to do a parachute jump for charity.Doing things without fear or proper thought
(Definition of rash adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- bravado noun
- desperado 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)
- 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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