🔥wanton

Meaning

Deliberate and unprovoked; reckless or cruel.

deliberate and unprovoked; sexually immodest or promiscuous

Example Sentences

The soldiers were accused of wanton destruction.

The vandals caused wanton destruction to the public property.

Example Expressions

wanton cruelty

Synonyms

reckless, malicious, deliberate, cruel, unprovoked, wild

Entry 1

reckless, malicious, deliberate, cruel, unprovoked

Entry 2

reckless, deliberate, malicious, unprovoked, wild

Antonyms

justified, restrained, controlled, modest, careful

Entry 1

justified, restrained, controlled

Entry 2

restrained, controlled, modest, justified, careful

Collocations

wanton cruelty, wanton destruction, wanton violence, wanton disregard, wanton behavior

Entry 1

wanton cruelty, wanton destruction, wanton violence, wanton disregard

Entry 2

wanton destruction, wanton cruelty, wanton behavior