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Synonyms for Wanton
ˈwɒn tnwan·ton
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Wiktionary
wantonadjective
Undisciplined, unruly; not able to be controlled.
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unruly, undisciplinedwantonadjective
Lewd, immoral; sexually open, unchaste.
The young man wantoned away his inheritance.
wantonadjective
wantonadjective
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lavish, luxuriant, abundant, prodigal, extravagant, unrestrainedwantonadjective
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playful, frolicsome
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
wanton
Synonyms:
wandering, roving, sportive, playful, frolicsome, loose, unbridled, uncurbed, reckless, unrestrained, irregular, licentious, dissolute, inconsiderate, heedless, gratuitousAntonyms:
stationary, unrovlng, unsportive, unplayful, unfrolicsome, joyless, thoughtful, demure, sedate, discreet, staid, self-controlled, well-regulated, formal, austere, purposed, deliberate, cold-blooded, determined
Princeton's WordNet
wantonadjective
lewd or lascivious woman
motiveless, unprovoked, wantonadjective
occurring without motivation or provocation
"motiveless malignity"; "unprovoked and dastardly attack"- F.D.Roosevelt
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promiscuous, loose, sluttish, motiveless, light, easy, unprovoked, wantoneasy, 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"
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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, loosepiddle, wanton, wanton away, piddle away, trifleverb
waste time; spend one's time idly or inefficiently
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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, peewantonverb
indulge in a carefree or voluptuous way of life
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trifle, piddle, trifle away, luxuriate, piddle away, wanton awaywanton, wanton away, trifle awayverb
spend wastefully
"wanton one's money away"
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trifle, piddle, trifle away, luxuriate, piddle away, wanton, wanton awayluxuriate, wantonverb
become extravagant; indulge (oneself) luxuriously
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piddle away, piddle, indulge, wanton, luxuriate, wanton away, trifle away, triflewantonverb
engage in amorous play
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trifle, piddle, trifle away, luxuriate, piddle away, wanton awaywantonverb
behave extremely cruelly and brutally
Synonyms:
trifle, piddle, trifle away, luxuriate, piddle away, wanton away
Dictionary of English Synonymes
wantonadjective
Synonyms:
wandering, loose, unrestrained, unchecked, freewantonadjective
wantonadjective
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sportive, frolicsome, playful, gay, frisky, coltish, airywantonadjective
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dissolute, licentious, lewd, incontinent, prurient, lustful, lascivious, lecherous, carnal, salacious, libidinous, concupiscent, lickerish, unchaste, loosewantonnoun
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lewd personwantonverb
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revel, frolic, sport, play, disport, frisk, romp, caper, make fun, make merrywantonverb
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luxuriate, live luxuriously, live in clover
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
wantonadjective
Synonyms:
unrestrained, uncontrolled, unchecked, unbridled undisciplined, luxuriant, rampant, exuberant, excessive, rank, dissolute, licentious, immoral, unchaste, frolicsome, playful, sportive, reckless, heedless, inconsiderate
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "wanton":
indiscriminate, blind, arbitrary, senseless, unjustified, unjustifiable, free, brutal, deliberate, unbridled, unscrupulous, unwarranted
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How to use Wanton in a sentence?
As flies to wanton boys, are we to the godsThey kill us for their sport.
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.
Governors Association spokesman Chris Gustafson:
Gretchen Whitmer’s wanton disregard for the rules and transparency surrounding her secret vacation to Florida raises serious ethical concerns for Michiganders and ensure that the turbulence is not far behind her, whitmer’s abuse of a slush fund and possible benefit at taxpayers’ expense will not fly with Michigan voters when they vote to fire the damn governor next fall.
Before she can be safely released, Van Houten must do more to develop her understanding of the factors that caused her to seek acceptance from such a negative, violent influence, and perpetrate extreme acts of wanton violence.
Predators are not wanton livestock catching animals, they don't want to come and eat our livestock. What we as humans do is put our livestock in inappropriate locations through lack of knowledge.
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- skelmAfrikaans
- свавольнікіBelarusian
- boshaftes Kind, unkeusch, Schelm, lüstern, BalgGerman
- desobediente, malcriadoSpanish
- kuriton, haaskata, irstas, holtiton, tuhlata, rietas, siveetön, pelle, leikkisä, huikentelevainen, hätäinen, lellikki, vastuuton, riehakasFinnish
- lascif, lubrique, indiscipliné, dévergondéFrench
- sfrenatoItalian
- 悪意のあるJapanese
- lasciviensLatin
- onbeheerst, onkuis, losbandig, wellustigDutch
- złośliwy, niepohamowany, nieposkromiony, nieposłusznyPolish
- impúdico, devassoPortuguese
- распутный, безответственный, блудливый, транжирить, баловник, капризный, баловницаRussian
- nestašna dijete, несташна дијетеSerbo-Croatian
- lättfärdig, lössläppt, ohämmadSwedish
- 放肆Chinese
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