Antonyms for incautious


Grammar : Adj
Spell : in-kaw-shuhs
Phonetic Transcription : ɪnˈkɔ ʃəs


Definition of incautious

Origin :
  • 1703, from in- (1) + cautious. Related: Incautiously.
  • adj not careful
Example sentences :
  • In the morning of this very day, I was simple, and incautious, and complying.
  • Extract from : « Imogen » by William Godwin
  • This incautious speech by no means tended to appease the ferocity of the crowd.
  • Extract from : « Barnaby Rudge » by Charles Dickens
  • Lambert was incautious of his own safety in his great concern for his horse.
  • Extract from : « The Duke Of Chimney Butte » by G. W. Ogden
  • An incautious word, and you may find yourselves in a most difficult position.
  • Extract from : « The Destroyer » by Burton Egbert Stevenson
  • Palgrave was always extreme; his language was incautious--violent!
  • Extract from : « The Education of Henry Adams » by Henry Adams
  • An incautious movement, and both you and Petrea may be lost!
  • Extract from : « The Home » by Fredrika Bremer
  • But why this bitterness, this incautious outbreak of injurious words?
  • Extract from : « The Home » by Fredrika Bremer
  • "Then you'll have to go without me," was the incautious reply.
  • Extract from : « Marriage la mode » by Mrs. Humphry Ward
  • Still also have we to fear that incautious beards will get singed.
  • Extract from : « Sartor Resartus, and On Heroes, Hero-Worship, and the Heroic in History » by Thomas Carlyle
  • Just for a moment it looked as if he were about to strike the incautious speaker.
  • Extract from : « The Slave of Silence » by Fred M. White

Synonyms for incautious

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