1
: marked by lack of proper caution : careless of consequences
2
: irresponsible
reckless charges
recklessly
adverb
recklessness
noun
Synonyms
Examples of reckless in a Sentence
He is a wild and reckless young man.
He showed a reckless disregard for the safety of others.
He spends money with reckless abandon.
Recent Examples on the Web
Officials from the Upper Chichester Township Police Department arrested Daniel Klein, 51, on Sunday, April 7, and charged him with one count of abusing a person dependent on his care and one count of reckless endangerment of another person, according to a statement released by the department.
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Samira Asma-Sadeque, Peoplemag, 11 Apr. 2024
Wallen was booked into jail early Monday on three counts of reckless endangerment and one count of disorderly conduct in connection to the Sunday night incident, the Metro Nashville Police Department reported.
—Naledi Ushe, USA TODAY, 10 Apr. 2024
Wallen has been charged with three counts of reckless endangerment and one count of disorderly conduct.
—Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 9 Apr. 2024
Wallen, 30, faces three reckless endangerment charges and one disorderly conduct charge following an incident at country artist Eric Church's six-story restaurant bar, Chief's, in downtown Nashville, the Metro Nashville Police Department said.
—Christopher Brito, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2024
The doc reveals a culture of reckless cost-cutting and corporate concealment driven by Wall Street greed.
—Addie Morfoot, Variety, 8 Apr. 2024
Jonathan Majors was sentenced to a 52-week in-person domestic violence intervention program after being convicted of reckless assault in the third degree and harassment in December.
—Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Apr. 2024
Wallen was arrested on three felony charges of reckless endangerment, Metropolitan Nashville Police Department said in an X post Monday morning.
—Amanda Musa and Jeremy Grisham, CNN, 8 Apr. 2024
Majors was found guilty of reckless assault in the third degree and a harassment violation for injuring Jabbari in March 2023.
—Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 8 Apr. 2024
Samira Asma-Sadeque, Peoplemag, 11 Apr. 2024
Wallen was booked into jail early Monday on three counts of reckless endangerment and one count of disorderly conduct in connection to the Sunday night incident, the Metro Nashville Police Department reported.
—Naledi Ushe, USA TODAY, 10 Apr. 2024
Wallen has been charged with three counts of reckless endangerment and one count of disorderly conduct.
—Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 9 Apr. 2024
Wallen, 30, faces three reckless endangerment charges and one disorderly conduct charge following an incident at country artist Eric Church's six-story restaurant bar, Chief's, in downtown Nashville, the Metro Nashville Police Department said.
—Christopher Brito, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2024
The doc reveals a culture of reckless cost-cutting and corporate concealment driven by Wall Street greed.
—Addie Morfoot, Variety, 8 Apr. 2024
Jonathan Majors was sentenced to a 52-week in-person domestic violence intervention program after being convicted of reckless assault in the third degree and harassment in December.
—Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Apr. 2024
Wallen was arrested on three felony charges of reckless endangerment, Metropolitan Nashville Police Department said in an X post Monday morning.
—Amanda Musa and Jeremy Grisham, CNN, 8 Apr. 2024
Majors was found guilty of reckless assault in the third degree and a harassment violation for injuring Jabbari in March 2023.
—Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 8 Apr. 2024
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“Reckless.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reckless. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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reckless
adjective
reck·less
ˈrek-ləs 
: showing lack of caution : irresponsible, wild
recklessly
adverb
recklessness
noun
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