Synonyms for wantonness
wan·ton·ness

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

1. wantonness

   Synonyms:
   drunkenness, excess, gluttony, greed, intemperance, intoxication, reveling, revelry, self-indulgence, sensuality

   Antonyms:
   abstemiousness, abstinence, continence, fasting, frugality, moderation, self-control, self-denial, self-restraint, sobriety, temperance

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. abandon, wantonness, unconstraintnoun

   the trait of lacking restraint or control; reckless freedom from inhibition or worry

   "she danced with abandon"

   Synonyms:
   wildness, licentiousness, unconstraint, abandon

2. licentiousness, wantonnessnoun

   the quality of being lewd and lascivious

   Synonyms:
   dissolution, licentiousness, unconstraint, abandon, looseness, dissipation, profligacy

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1. • Immorality

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1. Herman Melville, Billy Budd, Sailor:

   Toward the accomplishment of an aim, which in wantonness of atrocity would seem to partake of the insane, he will direct a cool judgement, sagacious and sound. These men are madmen, and of the most dangerous sort.

2. Lucius Annaeus Seneca:

   The much occupied man has no time for wantonness, and it is an obvious commonplace that the evils of leisure can be shaken off by hard work.