Vocabulary
Reckless
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
heedless of danger or the consequences of one’s actions; rash or impetuous.
Urdu meaning
عاقب نااندیش، غافل
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- The conclave was convened after Israel`s reckless attack last week on the Qatari capital, in which it targeted Hamas members as well as a local security man.
- Donald Trump`s reckless trade war has massively increased SCO`s potential, as the bloc provides an alternative to America`s economic domination.
- Strategic depreciation may aid trade, yet reckless policies and the excessive use of sanctions risk weakening its reign.
- Such market liberalisation may be conceivable over a 10to 20-year horizon, after gradual reforms in transparency and competition, but as an abrupt experiment, it is reckless.
- This reckless deforestation plays a significant role in what we are witnessing today in the form of hydrometeorological disasters and widespread devastation, wreaking havoc in the lives of communities.
Synonyms
rash, careless, thoughtless, incautious, heedless, unheeding, inattentive, hasty,
Antonyms
careful, cautious, prudent
Curator example
“you mustn’t be so reckless”
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