foolhardiness

  • 81temerity — Synonyms and related words: assurance, audacity, brashness, brass, brazen boldness, cheek, chutzpah, daring, foolhardiness, gall, hardihood, hardiness, heedlessness, heroics, hubris, impertinence, impetuosity, improvidence, imprudence, impudence …

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  • 82dolwíte — n ( es/ u) punishment for audacity, temerity, or foolhardiness; [pain of a wound?, punishment of the wicked, pains of hell?] …

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  • 83courage — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Lack of fear Nouns 1. courage, bravery, valor; boldness, strength; daring, gallantry, heroism, intrepidity; defiance, audacity; rashness, brinkmanship; confidence, self reliance; chivalry, prowess,… …

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  • 84haste — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Swiftness Nouns haste, urgency; dispatch; acceleration, spurt, forced march, rush, dash; velocity; precipitancy, precipitation, precipitousness; impatience, impetuosity; expedition, earliness; hurry,… …

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  • 85insanity — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Lack of mental soundness Nouns 1. insanity, lunacy, derangement, craziness, feeblemindedness; abnormal behavior, pathology; affective disorder; nervous breakdown; antisocial, compulsive, cyclothymic,… …

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  • 86brashness — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun 1. Foolhardy boldness or disregard of danger: foolhardiness, incautiousness, rashness, recklessness, temerariousness, temerity. See CAREFUL. 2. The state or quality of being impudent or arrogantly self confident:… …

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  • 87incautiousness — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun Foolhardy boldness or disregard of danger: brashness, foolhardiness, rashness, recklessness, temerariousness, temerity. See CAREFUL …

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  • 88recklessness — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun Foolhardy boldness or disregard of danger: brashness, foolhardiness, incautiousness, rashness, temerariousness, temerity. See CAREFUL …

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  • 89Rashness — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Rashness >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 rashness rashness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 temerity temerity want of caution imprudence indiscretion Sgm: N 1 overconfidence overconfidence presumption audacity GR …

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  • 90foolhardy — fool|har|dy [ˈfu:lha:di US a:r ] adj taking stupid and unnecessary risks = ↑reckless ▪ a foolhardy attempt to capture more territory >foolhardiness n [U] …

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