foolhardy
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Synonyms
audacious, brash, daredevil, madcap, overbold, overconfident, reckless, temerarious
Antonyms
careful, cautious, circumspect, guarded, heedful, prudent, safe, wary
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To pin it all on the protection would be foolhardy. — Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, "Kurtenbach: You can’t brush off Jimmy Garoppolo’s horrible preseason debut," 19 Aug. 2019 Rich countries would be foolhardy to forgo it, but can probably afford to. — The Economist, "One way or another the deluge is coming," 15 Aug. 2019 This is the sort of foolhardy criticism White and UCF has had to endure. — Mike Bianchi, orlandosentinel.com, "UCF’s Danny White: ‘We could schedule 49ers, Dolphins and Bears and still not get in 4-team playoff’ | Commentary," 13 Aug. 2019 Historians have assumed that most of Franklin’s men died in 1848 on the foolhardy quest to the Back River. — National Geographic, "In 1845 explorers sought the Northwest Passage—then vanished," 8 Aug. 2019 In short, whatever foolhardy things Trump may tweet, Ilhan Omar is not suited to return and fix Somalia, rather to join a segment of the American elite. — Rich Lowry, National Review, "Ilhan Omar Is Completely Assimilated," 16 July 2019 Weakening that in pursuit of getting overflowing coffers to overflow even faster seems foolhardy. — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, "The NFL’s bid to expand regular season a reckless pursuit of revenue," 15 July 2019 Assuming that the past decade’s worth of market growth will continue indefinitely is foolhardy, Goldberg said. — NBC News, "What are all these tariffs doing to your 401(k)?," 3 June 2019 Wimbledon will reveal whether this was wise or foolhardy. — The Si Staff, SI.com, "2019 Wimbledon Preview Roundtable: SI Experts Make Predictions," 28 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'foolhardy.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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