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foolhardy

adjective

fool·​har·​dy ˈfül-ˌhär-dē How to pronounce foolhardy (audio)
: foolishly adventurous and bold : rash
a foolhardy explorer
foolhardy investors
foolhardily adverb
foolhardiness noun
Choose the Right Synonym for foolhardy

adventurous, venturesome, daring, daredevil, rash, reckless, foolhardy mean exposing oneself to danger more than required by good sense.

adventurous implies a willingness to accept risks but not necessarily imprudence.

adventurous pioneers

venturesome implies a jaunty eagerness for perilous undertakings.

venturesome stunt pilots

daring implies fearlessness in courting danger.

daring mountain climbers

daredevil stresses ostentation in daring.

daredevil motorcyclists

rash suggests imprudence and lack of forethought.

a rash decision

reckless implies heedlessness of probable consequences.

a reckless driver

foolhardy suggests a recklessness that is inconsistent with good sense.

the foolhardy sailor ventured into the storm

Example Sentences

hikers who were foolhardy enough to remain on the summit during a thunderstorm it's foolhardy to go hiking during late fall without warm clothes
Recent Examples on the Web Predicting Indianapolis will snap curses in back-to-back games is probably foolhardy. Nate Atkins, The Indianapolis Star, 7 Sep. 2022 The Cardinals – and Jordan Montgomery – get an immediate chance to show that was a foolhardy maneuver. Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY, 5 Aug. 2022 China’s real-estate market, Xi Jinping is attempting to ride a tiger—to maintain power while clinging to the foolhardy policies that put him in this position. David Asher, WSJ, 3 Aug. 2022 Gordon argued that automakers are tackling U.S. battery production at the right time and any earlier could have been a foolhardy move. Bymorgan Korn, ABC News, 16 July 2022 In a foolhardy effort to spur party unity, the Bush forces offered the fire-breathing columnist a prime-time speaking slot at the Republican National Convention in Houston. Walter Shapiro, The New Republic, 27 June 2022 Any other of these preposterously wild and unsubstantiated snowballing exclamations are purely knee-jerk reactions and regrettably foolish and outrightly foolhardy. Lance Eliot, Forbes, 15 June 2022 Nevertheless, this is where Democratic extremism has taken the party, and this foolhardy vote tonight will do Americans the favor of exposing exactly how committed national Democrats are to this barbarous position. Alexandra Desanctis, National Review, 28 Feb. 2022 Should Putin be so foolhardy as to go further with his aggression, an attack on one NATO member would be treated as an attack on all. Mary Ellen O'connell, CNN, 24 Feb. 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

13th century, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of foolhardy was in the 13th century

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