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devil may care
adjective as in impulsive
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adjective as in incautious
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- any old way
- bold
- brash
- careless
- caught napping
- devil-may-care
- fast-and-loose
- foot-in-mouth
- hasty
- heedless
- hotheaded
- ill-advised
- ill-judged
- impetuous
- improvident
- imprudent
- impulsive
- inconsiderate
- indiscreet
- injudicious
- madcap
- neglectful
- negligent
- off guard
- pay no mind
- playing with fire
- precipitate
- rash
- reckless
- regardless
- sticking one's neck out
- thoughtless
- unalert
- unguarded
- unmindful
- unthinking
- unvigilant
- unwatchful
- wary
- wide open
adjective as in irresponsible
adjective as in jaunty
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- airy
- animated
- bold
- brash
- careless
- cocky
- dapper
- dashing
- debonair
- devil-may-care
- easy
- exhilarated
- flip
- flippant
- forward
- free
- fresh
- frisky
- frolicsome
- gamesome
- gay
- high-spirited
- hilarious
- impetuous
- impudent
- jocose
- joking
- light
- natty
- nervy
- prankish
- provocative
- reckless
- self-confident
- showy
- smart
- sportive
- sporty
- spruce
- swaggering
- trim
- venturesome
- vivacious
adjective as in lax
adjective as in raffish
adjective as in rakish
adjective as in rash
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adjective as in reckless
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- adventuresome
- adventurous
- any which way
- breakneck
- daredevil
- desperate
- devil-may-care
- fast and loose
- feckless
- harebrained
- headlong
- heedless
- helter-skelter
- hopeless
- hotheaded
- inattentive
- incautious
- inconsiderate
- indiscreet
- kooky
- madcap
- mindless
- overventuresome
- playing with fire
- precipitate
- rash
- regardless
- temerarious
- uncareful
- venturesome
- venturous
- wild
adjective as in rollicking
adjective as in sporting/sportive
adjective as in wanton
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adjective as in devil-may-care
adjective as in sporting
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adjective as in ill-considered
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- adventurous
- bold
- brash
- daring
- determined
- devil-may-care
- fiery
- foolhardy
- frenzied
- furious
- harebrained
- harum-scarum
- headlong
- headstrong
- heedless
- hotheaded
- immature
- impetuous
- improvident
- incautious
- injudicious
- insuppressible
- irrational
- jumping to conclusions
- madcap
- overhasty
- passionate
- precipitant
- precipitate
- slapdash
- temerarious
- unconsidered
- unguarded
- unthinking
- unwary
- venturesome
- venturous
- wild
adjective as in precipitant
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- adventurous
- audacious
- brash
- determined
- devil-may-care
- fiery
- foolhardy
- frenzied
- furious
- harebrained
- hasty
- headlong
- headstrong
- heedless
- hotheaded
- ill-advised
- ill-considered
- immature
- impetuous
- improvident
- imprudent
- impulsive
- incautious
- indiscreet
- injudicious
- insuppressible
- jumping to conclusions
- overhasty
- passionate
- premature
- reckless
- slapdash
- temerarious
- thoughtless
- unconsidered
- unguarded
- unthinking
- unwary
- venturesome
- venturous
adjective as in relaxed
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adjective as in supererogative
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- capricious
- changeable
- devil-may-care
- extravagant
- fanciful
- fickle
- fitful
- fluctuating
- free
- frivolous
- gratuitous
- heedless
- hot-and-cold
- immoderate
- inconstant
- intemperate
- lavish
- outrageous
- prodigal
- profuse
- rash
- reckless
- spendthrift
- spoiled
- supererogatory
- thriftless
- uncalled-for
- unfettered
- unreserved
- unrestrained
- up and down
- variable
- volatile
- wasteful
- whimsical
- wild
adjective as in supererogatory
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- capricious
- changeable
- devil-may-care
- extravagant
- fanciful
- fickle
- fitful
- fluctuating
- free
- frivolous
- gratuitous
- heedless
- hot-and-cold
- immoderate
- inconstant
- intemperate
- lavish
- outrageous
- prodigal
- profuse
- rash
- reckless
- spendthrift
- spoiled
- supererogative
- thriftless
- uncalled-for
- unfettered
- unreserved
- unrestrained
- up and down
- variable
- volatile
- wasteful
- whimsical
- wild
adjective as in unconsidered
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- adventurous
- audacious
- bold
- brash
- daring
- determined
- devil-may-care
- fiery
- foolhardy
- frenzied
- furious
- harebrained
- harum-scarum
- hasty
- headlong
- headstrong
- heedless
- hotheaded
- ill-advised
- ill-considered
- immature
- impetuous
- improvident
- imprudent
- impulsive
- incautious
- indiscreet
- injudicious
- insuppressible
- irrational
- jumping to conclusions
- madcap
- overhasty
- passionate
- precipitant
- precipitate
- premature
- reckless
- slapdash
- temerarious
- thoughtless
- unguarded
- unthinking
- unwary
- venturesome
- venturous
- wild
adjective as in desperate
adjective as in easygoing
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- adaptable
- amenable
- calm
- collected
- complacent
- complaisant
- composed
- devil-may-care
- equable
- flexible
- free and easy
- hang-loose
- indolent
- indulgent
- informal
- insouciant
- lazy
- lenient
- liberal
- low-pressure
- moderate
- nonchalant
- patient
- permissive
- poised
- slack
- soft
- tolerant
- unaffected
- unconcerned
- uncritical
- undemanding
- uninhibited
- unpretentious
adjective as in fast
adjective as in foolhardy
adjective as in gay
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- animate
- animated
- blithe
- blithesome
- bouncy
- brash
- carefree
- cheerful
- cheery
- chipper
- chirpy
- confident
- convivial
- devil-may-care
- festive
- frivolous
- frolicsome
- fun-loving
- gamesome
- gleeful
- hilarious
- insouciant
- jocund
- jovial
- joyful
- joyous
- lighthearted
- lively
- merry
- mirthful
- playful
- pleasure-seeking
- presuming
- pushy
- rollicking
- self-assertive
- spirited
- sportive
- sprightly
- sunny
- vivacious
- zippy
adjective as in haphazard
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adjective as in happy-go-lucky
adjective as in impish
adjective as in easygoing and carefree
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Example Sentences
Under the strain of that feeling, many single men through the ages have adopted a devil-may-care attitude.
And I think that comes through in that devil-may-care attitude.
Of course, some fans embrace her devil-may-care attitude, championing the actress for staying true to herself.
His attitude was somewhat devil-may-care, his grip on life itself seemed slipping.
In certain moods he possessed that dash and devil-may-care air which pleases most women, providing the man is a cosmopolitan.
It is not enough to-day to paint the gay impropriety of models and the devil-may-care penury of lighthearted artists.
The devil-may-care spirit of the troops brought to Shermans mind grave thoughts of his own responsibility.
Logan had finally lost the devil-may-care attitude, but that fact was small consolation to MacNamara.
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On this page you'll find 1209 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to devil may care, such as: abrupt, hasty, impetuous, instinctive, offhand, and passionate.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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