Foolhardy

Adjective

 * 1) Marked by unthinking recklessness with disregard for danger; bold but rash; hotheaded
 * 2) * 2000. Bill Bryson, In a Sunburned Country, p. 14:
 * In the middle distance several foolhardy souls in wet suits were surfing toward some foamy outbursts on the rocky headland...
 * In the middle distance several foolhardy souls in wet suits were surfing toward some foamy outbursts on the rocky headland...

Adverbs for Foolhardy
ignorantly; youthfully; boldly; ridiculously; absurdly; sadly; recklessly; fecklessly; carelessly; daringly; desperately; rashly; idiotically; preposterously; indiscreetly; extravagantly; imprudently; childishly; dangerously; terribly; senselessly.

Synonyms for Foolhardy
bold, foolish, rash, daring, reckless, impetuous, incautious, headlong, precipitate, venturesome, headstrong, careless, thoughtless, regardless.

Antonyms for Foolhardy
cautious, prudent, thoughtful, watchful, careful, attentive, wary, calculating, discreet, guarded.

Derived terms

 * foolhardiness

Thesaurus
adventuresome, adventurous, audacious, bold, brash, careless, cheeky, daredevil, daring, death-defying, devil-may-care, enterprising, fire-eating, forward, gutsy, harebrained, hasty, headlong, heedless, hotheaded, impetuous, imprudent, incautious, irresponsible, madbrain, madbrained, madcap, nervy, overbold, precipitate, presumptuous, rash, reckless, temerarious, thoughtless, unthinking, venturesome, venturous, wild, wild-ass

Translations

 * Dutch: roekeloos nl, doldriest nl
 * Finnish: hullunrohkea fi, tyhmänrohkea fi, huimapäinen fi


 * French: tête brûlée
 * German: töricht de, tollkühn de, vermessen de, verwegen de
 * Volapük: lukünik