WANTON: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for WANTON?

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The synonyms of “Wanton” are: motiveless, unprovoked, easy, light, loose, promiscuous, sluttish, deliberate, wilful, malicious, malevolent, spiteful, vicious, wicked, evil, cruel, licentious, immoral, immodest, indecent, shameless, unblushing, unchaste, unvirtuous, impure, abandoned, lustful, lecherous, lascivious, salacious, lubricious, libidinous, libertine, profligate, dissolute, dissipated, debauched, degenerate, reprobate, corrupt, sinful, capricious, playful, frisky, jolly, lively, full of life, high-spirited, spirited, careless, heedless, impulsive, impetuous, rash, reckless, audacious, cavalier, happy-go-lucky, trifle away, wanton away, luxuriate, piddle, trifle

Wanton as a Verb

Definitions of "Wanton" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “wanton” as a verb can have the following definitions:

• Engage in amorous play.
• Play; frolic.
• Indulge in a carefree or voluptuous way of life.
• Behave in a sexually unrestrained way.
• Spend wastefully.
• Become extravagant; indulge (oneself) luxuriously.
• Behave extremely cruelly and brutally.
• Waste time; spend one's time idly or inefficiently.

Synonyms of "Wanton" as a verb (5 Words)

luxuriate	Become extravagant; indulge (oneself) luxuriously. She was luxuriating in a long bath.
piddle	Urinate.
trifle	Waste time; spend one’s time idly or inefficiently. He is not a man to be trifled with.
trifle away	Waste time; spend one’s time idly or inefficiently.
wanton away	Indulge in a carefree or voluptuous way of life.

Usage Examples of "Wanton" as a verb

• Wanton one's money away.
• Women who have wantoned with suitors.
• They sat gazing at the white-flecked pure blue sea and the various gulls that wantoned in the wake.
• The sea breeze wantoned among the quivering leaves of the chestnut tree.

Wanton as an Adjective

Definitions of "Wanton" as an adjective

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “wanton” as an adjective can have the following definitions:

• (of a cruel or violent action) deliberate and unprovoked.
• Lively; playful.
• Casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior.
• Occurring without motivation or provocation.
• Occurring without motivation or provocation- F.D.Roosevelt.
• Growing profusely; luxuriant.
• Sexually unrestrained or having many casual sexual relationships (typically used of a woman.

Synonyms of "Wanton" as an adjective (58 Words)

abandoned	Free from constraint- Liam O’Flaherty. An abandoned car.
audacious	Invulnerable to fear or intimidation. Audacious explorers.
capricious	Changeable. Authoritarian rulers are frequently capricious.
careless	Not giving sufficient attention or thought to avoiding harm or errors. Careless proofreading.
cavalier	Showing a lack of proper concern; offhand. Anne was irritated by his cavalier attitude.
corrupt	Not straight; dishonest or immoral or evasive. Spoke a corrupted version of the language.
cruel	Wilfully causing pain or suffering to others, or feeling no concern about it. A cruel remark.
debauched	Unrestrained by convention or morality. A debauched lifestyle.
degenerate	(of a type of equation, curve, etc.) equivalent to a simpler type, especially when a variable or parameter is set to zero. Degenerate offshoots from the main line of vertebrate progress.
deliberate	Characterized by conscious design or purpose. A deliberate attempt to provoke conflict.
dissipated	(of a person or way of life) overindulging in sensual pleasures. Deplorably dissipated and degraded.
dissolute	Unrestrained by convention or morality. Unfortunately his heir was feckless and dissolute.
easy	Free from worry or anxiety. Her reputation at school for being easy.
evil	Of a force or spirit embodying or associated with the forces of the devil. His evil deeds.
frisky	Playful like a lively kitten. He bounds about like a frisky pup.
full of life	Being at a peak or culminating point.
happy-go-lucky	Occurring by chance.
heedless	Marked by or paying little heed or attention. The heedless generosity and the spasmodic extravagance of persons used to large fortunes.
high-spirited	Joyously unrestrained.
immodest	Lacking humility or decency. TV shows full of immodest language.
immoral	Not conforming to accepted standards of morality. They considered colonialism immoral.
impetuous	Characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or deliberation; (`brainish’ is archaic. She might live to rue this impetuous decision.
impulsive	Proceeding from natural feeling or impulse without external stimulus. He regretted his impulsive offer.
impure	Having a physical or moral blemish so as to make impure according to dietary or ceremonial laws. Groups seen as impure included those possessed by demons.
indecent	Not conforming with generally accepted standards of behaviour, especially in relation to sexual matters. A bathing suit considered indecent by local standards.
jolly	Full of or showing high-spirited merriment- Wordsworth. The jolly crowd at the reunion.
lascivious	Feeling or revealing an overt sexual interest or desire. He gave her a lascivious wink.
lecherous	Having or showing excessive or offensive sexual desire. She ignored his lecherous gaze.
libertine	Characterized by free indulgence in sensual pleasures. His more libertine impulses.
libidinous	Showing excessive sexual drive; lustful. Libidinous orgies.
licentious	Disregarding accepted conventions, especially in grammar or literary style. Coarse and licentious men.
light	Having a considerable or sufficient amount of natural light not dark. Losing his job was no light matter.
lively	Full of spirit; full of life. This whole lively world.
loose	Casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior. The fabric s loose weave.
lubricious	Smooth and slippery with oil or a similar substance. Eluding lubricious embraces.
lustful	Driven by lust preoccupied with or exhibiting lustful desires. Lustful glances.
malevolent	Having or exerting a malignant influence. The glint of dark malevolent eyes.
malicious	Having the nature of or resulting from malice. He was found guilty of malicious damage.
motiveless	Occurring without motivation or provocation- F.D.Roosevelt. Motiveless malignity.
playful	Giving or expressing pleasure and amusement. He gave me a playful punch on the arm.
profligate	Licentious; dissolute. He succumbed to drink and a profligate lifestyle.
promiscuous	Not selective of a single class or person. Promiscuous teenagers.
rash	Imprudently incurring risk- George Meredith. It would be extremely rash to make such an assumption.
reckless	Characterized by careless unconcern- Edith Wharton. Reckless driving.
reprobate	Unprincipled. Reprobate behaviour.
salacious	Suggestive of or tending to moral looseness. Salacious limericks.
shameless	(of a person or their conduct) characterized by or showing a lack of shame; barefaced or brazen. His shameless hypocrisy.
sinful	Highly reprehensible. Sinful men.
sluttish	(with reference to a woman) behaving in a sexually promiscuous or provocative manner. She may be viewed as sluttish for her choice of dress.
spirited	Made lively or spirited. A spirited debate.
spiteful	Showing or caused by malice. A truly spiteful child.
unblushing	Not feeling or showing embarrassment or shame. A comedy of manners encased in the most unblushing melodrama.
unchaste	Relating to or engaging in sexual activity, especially of an illicit or extramarital nature. Unchaste conduct.
unprovoked	Occurring without motivation or provocation- F.D.Roosevelt. An unprovoked attack on an innocent man.
unvirtuous	Not having or showing high moral standards. If our actions are unvirtuous the results will be negative.
vicious	Bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure. Vicious kicks.
wicked	Highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust. Despite the sun the wind outside was wicked.
wilful	Habitually disposed to disobedience and opposition. A spoiled wilful child.

Usage Examples of "Wanton" as an adjective

• Sheer wanton vandalism.
• Where wanton ivy twines.
• Her cheeks burned as she recalled how forward she had been, how wanton.
• Wanton behavior.
• A wanton fawn.

Associations of "Wanton" (30 Words)

attack	Launch an attack or assault on begin hostilities or start warfare with. He was killed in an attack on a checkpoint.
cruelty	The quality of being cruel and causing tension or annoyance. She divorced my stepfather for persistent cruelty.
extravagant	Unrestrained, especially with regard to feelings. Extravagant praise.
foolhardy	Marked by defiant disregard for danger or consequences. It would be foolhardy to go into the scheme without support.
foolish	Devoid of good sense or judgment. He was foolish enough to confide in her.
hostile	Of or belonging to a military enemy. A hostile nation.
improvident	Not provident; not providing for the future. Improvident and undisciplined behaviour.
imprudent	Not prudent or wise- A.M.Schlesinger. Very imprudent of her mother to encourage her in such silly romantic ideas.
inadvisable	Likely to have unfortunate consequences; unwise. An unnecessary and inadvisable action.
indiscreet	Having, showing, or proceeding from too great a readiness to reveal things that should remain private or secret. Her behavior was indiscreet at the very best.
injudicious	Showing very poor judgement; unwise. The result of an injudicious decision.
insensate	Lacking sympathy or compassion; unfeeling. Insentient or insensate stone.
irrepressible	Not able to be controlled or restrained. An irrepressible chatterbox.
lavish	Expend profusely; also used with abstract nouns. Lavish praise.
lechery	Unrestrained indulgence in sexual activity. The vice of lechery.
lewd	Suggestive of or tending to moral looseness. Lewd pictures.
libidinous	Driven by lust; preoccupied with or exhibiting lustful desires. Libidinous orgies.
prodigal	A person who leaves home to lead a prodigal life but later makes a repentant return. Prodigal habits die hard.
reckless	Characterized by careless unconcern- Edith Wharton. Became the fiercest and most reckless of partisans.
senseless	Lacking common sense; wildly foolish. The latch was too tight for his stiff and senseless fingers.
silly	A foolish person (often used as a form of address. He often drank himself silly.
uncontrollable	Incapable of being controlled. Her brother had an uncontrollable temper.
unprovoked	Occurring without motivation or provocation. An unprovoked attack on an innocent man.
unrestrained	Not restrained or restricted. A display of unrestrained delight.
unwise	Not appropriate to the purpose. An unwise investor is soon impoverished.
vehement	Characterized by great force or energy. A vehement defense.
violence	Strength of emotion or of a destructive natural force. The storm s violence.
violent	Marked by extreme intensity of emotions or convictions inclined to react violently fervid. The violent eruption killed 1 700 people.