Synonyms for foolhardy
ˈfulˌhɑr difool·hardy

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1. foolhardyadjective

   Synonyms:
   rash, reckless, foolish, daring, bold

2. foolhardyadjective

   Marked by unthinking recklessness with disregard for danger; bold but rash; hotheaded

   Synonyms:
   foolish, bold, daring, reckless, rash

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1. foolhardy, heady, rash, recklessadjective

   marked by defiant disregard for danger or consequences

   "foolhardy enough to try to seize the gun from the hijacker"; "became the fiercest and most reckless of partisans"-Macaulay; "a reckless driver"; "a rash attempt to climb Mount Everest"

   Synonyms:
   rash, heady, wise, reckless, heedless, judicious, intoxicating

   Antonyms:
   timid

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1. foolhardyadjective

   Synonyms:
   rash, venturous, adventurous, venturesome, reckless, desperate, hot-headed, hot-brained, hair-brained, headlong, precipitate

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1. foolhardyadjective

   Synonyms:
   daredevil, reckless, rash

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1. List of paraphrases for "foolhardy":

   reckless, imprudent, unwise, careless, fearless, feisty

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1. Jeffrey Halley:

   Picking [ market ] tops though in this environment, is a hazardous occupation, and only for the brave, very deep-pocketed, or foolhardy.

2. Stuart Murray:

   Mills' was a brave move but maybe foolhardy. And shareholders paid the price of it.

3. Van Beurden:

   It would be somewhat foolhardy to put ourselves in a legal bind by saying these are the targets we will adopt, before we put ourselves at the mercy of a legal challenge, I want to make sure we are doing the right thing first.

4. Sanford Levinson:

   It seems foolhardy to assume that the armed state will necessarily be benevolent. The American political tradition is, for good or ill, based in large measure on a healthy mistrust of the state.

5. Douglas Wilson:

   I don’t know they have all the evidence they need to make the best decision, it’s also not clear whether their audience will perceive TLC as groundbreaking for continuing to tell the story, or foolhardy for maintaining the Duggars. In other words, can TLC keep the Duggars on the air without appearing to be part of the problem ?