1
: marked by lack of proper caution : careless of consequences
2
: irresponsible
reckless charges
recklessly
adverb
recklessness
noun
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.
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In January a Bronx jury found Officer Kenneth Hood, 38, guilty of reckless endangerment and official misconduct for the incident in the George R. Vierno Center on Nov. 27, 2019, which left 18-year-old Nicholas Feliciano paralyzed.
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Roni Jacobson, New York Daily News, 15 Mar. 2025
She was arrested and charged with assault in the first degree, kidnapping in the second degree, unlawful restraint in the first degree, cruelty to persons and reckless endangerment in the first degree on March 12.
—Escher Walcott, People.com, 15 Mar. 2025
Kimberly Sullivan, 56, identified as the man's stepmother, was charged with assault, kidnapping, unlawful restraint, cruelty and reckless endangerment.
—CBS News, 13 Mar. 2025
Officers arrested Sullivan, 56, on March 12 on charges of first-degree assault, second-degree kidnapping, first-degree unlawful restraint, cruelty to persons, and first-degree reckless endangerment, police said.
—Julia Marnin, Miami Herald, 13 Mar. 2025
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Roni Jacobson, New York Daily News, 15 Mar. 2025
She was arrested and charged with assault in the first degree, kidnapping in the second degree, unlawful restraint in the first degree, cruelty to persons and reckless endangerment in the first degree on March 12.
—Escher Walcott, People.com, 15 Mar. 2025
Kimberly Sullivan, 56, identified as the man's stepmother, was charged with assault, kidnapping, unlawful restraint, cruelty and reckless endangerment.
—CBS News, 13 Mar. 2025
Officers arrested Sullivan, 56, on March 12 on charges of first-degree assault, second-degree kidnapping, first-degree unlawful restraint, cruelty to persons, and first-degree reckless endangerment, police said.
—Julia Marnin, Miami Herald, 13 Mar. 2025
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“Reckless.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reckless. Accessed 18 Mar. 2025.
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reckless
adjective
reck·less
ˈrek-ləs 
: showing lack of caution : irresponsible, wild
recklessly
adverb
recklessness
noun
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