Antonyms for Wanton
ˈwɒn tnwan·ton

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1. wantonadjective

   Undisciplined, unruly; not able to be controlled.

   Synonyms:
   unruly, undisciplined

2. wantonadjective

   Lewd, immoral; sexually open, unchaste.

   The young man wantoned away his inheritance.

   Synonyms:
   unchaste, lustful, lewd

3. wantonadjective

   Synonyms:
   merciless, inhumane, malicious, insolent

4. wantonadjective

   Synonyms:
   lavish, luxuriant, abundant, prodigal, extravagant, unrestrained

5. wantonadjective

   Synonyms:
   playful, frolicsome

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1. wanton

   Antonyms:
   stationary, unrovlng, unsportive, unplayful, unfrolicsome, joyless, thoughtful, demure, sedate, discreet, staid, self-controlled, well-regulated, formal, austere, purposed, deliberate, cold-blooded, determined

   Synonyms:
   wandering, roving, sportive, playful, frolicsome, loose, unbridled, uncurbed, reckless, unrestrained, irregular, licentious, dissolute, inconsiderate, heedless, gratuitous

Matched Categories

1. • Act
   • Flirt
   • Live
   • Spend
   • Squander

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. wantonadjective

   lewd or lascivious woman

   Antonyms:
   motivated, chaste

2. motiveless, unprovoked, wantonadjective

   occurring without motivation or provocation

   "motiveless malignity"; "unprovoked and dastardly attack"- F.D.Roosevelt

   Antonyms:
   motivated, chaste

   Synonyms:
   promiscuous, loose, sluttish, motiveless, light, easy, unprovoked, wanton

3. easy, light, loose, promiscuous, sluttish, wantonverb

   casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior

   "her easy virtue"; "he was told to avoid loose (or light) women"; "wanton behavior"

   Antonyms:
   motivated, chaste

   Synonyms:
   motiveless, light-headed, sluttish, wanton, wakeful, faint, prosperous, at large(p), well-situated, soft, gentle, idle, blowsy, lightsome, blowzy, light-colored, unaccented, slatternly, weak, low-cal, lite, easy, promiscuous, well-off, liberal, abstemious, informal, unclouded, leisurely, unaffixed, open, light(a), well-to-do, clear, well-fixed, easygoing, on the loose(p), comfortable, lightheaded, clean, tripping, short, scant(p), unprovoked, free, well-heeled, slack, light, swooning, calorie-free, escaped, lax, loose

4. piddle, wanton, wanton away, piddle away, trifleverb

   waste time; spend one's time idly or inefficiently

   Antonyms:
   chaste, motivated

   Synonyms:
   wanton away, wee, wee-wee, piddle away, play, piddle, dally, urinate, frivol, relieve oneself, micturate, pass water, wanton, trifle away, puddle, piss, spend a penny, luxuriate, take a leak, make water, trifle, make, pee-pee, pee

5. wantonverb

   indulge in a carefree or voluptuous way of life

   Antonyms:
   chaste, motivated

   Synonyms:
   trifle, piddle, trifle away, luxuriate, piddle away, wanton away

6. wanton, wanton away, trifle awayverb

   spend wastefully

   "wanton one's money away"

   Antonyms:
   chaste, motivated

   Synonyms:
   trifle, piddle, trifle away, luxuriate, piddle away, wanton, wanton away

7. luxuriate, wantonverb

   become extravagant; indulge (oneself) luxuriously

   Antonyms:
   motivated, chaste

   Synonyms:
   piddle away, piddle, indulge, wanton, luxuriate, wanton away, trifle away, trifle

8. wantonverb

   engage in amorous play

   Antonyms:
   chaste, motivated

   Synonyms:
   trifle, piddle, trifle away, luxuriate, piddle away, wanton away

9. wantonverb

   behave extremely cruelly and brutally

   Antonyms:
   motivated, chaste

   Synonyms:
   trifle, piddle, trifle away, luxuriate, piddle away, wanton away

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1. wantonadjective

   Synonyms:
   unrestrained, uncontrolled, unchecked, unbridled undisciplined, luxuriant, rampant, exuberant, excessive, rank, dissolute, licentious, immoral, unchaste, frolicsome, playful, sportive, reckless, heedless, inconsiderate

How to use Wanton in a sentence?

1. Gabrielle Carteris:

   Donald Trump attacked the values that this union holds most sacred – democracy, truth, respect for our fellow Americans of all races and faiths, and the sanctity of the free press, there’s a straight line from his wanton disregard for the truth to the attacks on journalists perpetrated by his followers.

2. The US:

   No country has the right to make wanton criticism and meddle in them, the Chinese government is firmly determined to oppose The US interference in Hong Kong affairs, safeguard national sovereignty, security and development interests, and implement One Country, Two Systems.

3. Benjamin Netanyahu:

   Israel will not tolerate this. I will not tolerate this, and as we speak... Israel is responding forcefully to this wanton aggression.

4. William Shakespeare:

   As flies to wanton boys, are we to the godsThey kill us for their sport.

5. James Clapper:

   To me, as a layman, I am not haggling over war crimes because that's clearly what the Russians have resorted to, and the reason for it, of course, is the fact they essentially failed in a conventional, tactical attack, so they're resorting to what they can do, which is wanton destruction and the killing of innocent civilians.

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