What is another word for rashly?

Pronunciation: [ɹˈaʃli] (IPA)

When it comes to describing behaviors that are reckless, impulsive or done without careful thought, there are numerous synonyms for the word "rashly". One possible term is "hastily", which suggests a lack of proper consideration or evaluation before taking action. "Impetuously" is a similar word that implies acting on emotions or instincts rather than logic or reason. "Foolishly" or "recklessly" are synonyms that convey a sense of foolishness or disregard for consequences. Other possible synonyms include "impulsively", "carelessly", "thoughtlessly", and "irresponsibly". Whatever the specific term used, the idea behind all these synonyms is the same: acting rashly can result in negative consequences.

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What are the opposite words for rashly?

The antonyms for the word "rashly" are cautiously, carefully, prudently, circumspectly, judiciously, vigilantly, warily, and heedfully. These words imply that one is attentive and careful before making a decision or taking action. Cautiously and carefully indicate an approach that is free from haste and recklessness, while prudently and judiciously suggest a thoughtful and rational analysis of the situation. Circumspectly, vigilantly, warily, and heedfully show a watchful and alert state of mind. By considering these antonyms, we can understand the importance of being sensible and mindful in our actions, which can prevent us from making impulsive and injudicious decisions.

Usage examples for Rashly

Mary demanded rashly and foolishly.
"Night and Day"
Virginia Woolf
"So I am," declared Peggy rashly.
"The Rough Road"
William John Locke
All's one to us-we glow; perhaps rashly, for, you see, we really know very little about them.
"Somehow Good"
William de Morgan

Famous quotes with Rashly

  • Much that we call evil is really good in disguises; and we should not quarrel rashly with adversities not yet understood, nor overlook the mercies often bound up in them.
    Horace Mann
  • Do nothing rashly; want of circumspection is the chief cause of failure and disaster. Fortune, wise lover of the wise, selects him for her lord who ere he acts reflects.
    Bharavi
  • If there was in all France, between 1140 and 1200, a more typical Englishman of the future Church of England type than John of Salisbury, he has left no trace; and John wrote a description of his time which makes a picturesque contrast with the picture painted by Abélard, his old master, of the century at its beginning. John weighed Abélard and the Schools against Bernard and the Cloister, and coolly concluded that the way to truth lay rather through Citeaux, which brought him to Chartres as Bishop in 1176, and to a mild scepticism in faith. "I prefer to doubt," he said, "rather than rashly define what is hidden."
    Henry Adams
  • I bought a copy of the out of a metal box, just to see what was happening in the world. The principal story indicated that the state legislature, in one of those moments of enlightenment with which the southern states often strive to distinguish themselves, was in the process of passing a law forbidding schools from teaching evolution. Instead they were to be required to instruct that that the earth was created by God, in seven days, sometime, oh, before the turn of the century. The article reminded us that this was not a new issue in Tennessee. The little town of Dayton—not far from where Katz and I now sat, as it happened—was the scene of the famous Scopes trial in 1925, when the state prosecuted a schoolteacher named John Thomas Scopes for rashly promulgating Darwinian hogwash. As nearly everyone knows, Clarence Darrow, for the defense, roundly humiliated William Jennings Bryan, for the prosecution, but what most people don’t realize is that Darrow lost the case. Scopes was convicted, and the law wasn’t overturned in Tennessee until 1967. And now the state was about to bring the law back, proving conclusively that the danger for Tennesseans isn’t so much that they may be descended from apes as overtaken by them.
    Bill Bryson

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