Cavalier
Cavalier adjective - Having a feeling of superiority that shows itself in an overbearing attitude.
Reckless and cavalier are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Reckless" instead an adjective "Cavalier".
Nearby Word: cavalierly
Reckless
Reckless adjective - Having or showing a lack of concern for the consequences of one's actions.
Cavalier and reckless are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Cavalier" instead an adjective "Reckless".
Nearby Words: recklessness, recklessly
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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Dev Cvetic in the opening series of ER, suffering from his own issues, becomes more and more reckless and cavalier with each episode before Susie finds him dictating his own issues into a tape recorder.
Source: The Shrink -
Like You Were Dying: Strip 718 finally confirms that at least some of Larisa's reckless behavior and cavalier attitude is due to her belief that since she'll be "blind in 10 years and dead in 20", due to Wolfram syndrome, the consequences of her actions don't matter and she might as well have fun.
Source: Webcomic / Sandra and Woo
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Reckless and Cavalier. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/cavalier/reckless
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