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101daring — 1. adjective a daring attack Syn: bold, audacious, intrepid, venturesome, fearless, brave, unafraid, undaunted, dauntless, valiant, valorous, heroic, dashing; madcap, rash, reckless, heedless; informal gutsy, spunky …
102folly — noun the folly of youth Syn: foolishness, foolhardiness, stupidity, idiocy, lunacy, madness, rashness, recklessness, imprudence, injudiciousness, irresponsibility, thoughtlessness, indiscretion; informal craziness Ant: wisdom …
103foolishness — noun I regretted my foolishness Syn: folly, stupidity, idiocy, imbecility, silliness, inanity, thoughtlessness, imprudence, injudiciousness, lack of foresight, lack of sense, irresponsibility, indiscretion, foolhardiness, rashness, recklessness… …
104idiocy — noun a seventeenth century antidote to idiocy was to rub the forehead with beaver testicles Syn: stupidity, folly, foolishness, foolhardiness, ignorance; madness, insanity, lunacy, nonsense; silliness, brainlessness, thoughtlessness,… …
105indiscretion — noun 1) he was prone to indiscretion Syn: imprudence, injudiciousness, incaution, irresponsibility; carelessness, rashness, recklessness, impulsiveness, foolhardiness, foolishness, folly; tactlessness, thoughtlessness, insensitivity; humorous… …
106lunacy — noun 1) originality demands a degree of lunacy Syn: insanity, madness, mental illness, dementia, mania, psychosis; informal craziness Ant: sanity 2) the lunacy of gambling Syn: folly …
107audacity — *temerity, hardihood, effrontery, nerve, cheek, gall Analogous words: intrepidity, boldness, courageousness (see corresponding adjectives at BRAVE): daring, daredeviltry, recklessness, rashness, foolhardiness (see corresponding adjectives at… …
108caution — n circumspection, wariness, chariness, calculation (see under CAUTIOUS) Analogous words: watchfulness, vigilance, alertness (see corresponding adjectives at WATCHFUL): *prudence, providence, foresight, forethought, discretion Antonyms: temerity:… …
109circumspection — caution, wariness, calculation, chariness (see under CAUTIOUS) Analogous words: carefulness or care, punctiliousness, punctuality, meticulosity, scrupulousness (see corresponding adjectives at CAREFUL): discretion, forethought, foresight,… …
110desperation — hopelessness, despair, despondency, for lornness (see under DESPONDENT adj) Analogous words: fury, frenzy (see INSPIRATION): grit, pluck, guts, sand, *fortitude: recklessness, rashness, foolhardiness (see corresponding adjectives at ADVENTUROUS) …
