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Synonyms for wanton

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

Synonyms for wanton

marked by an absence of conventional restraint in sexual behavior; sexually unrestrained

not required, necessary, or warranted by the circumstances of the case

an immoral or licentious person

a vulgar promiscuous woman who flouts propriety

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Synonyms for wanton

lewd or lascivious woman

indulge in a carefree or voluptuous way of life

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spend wastefully

become extravagant

behave extremely cruelly and brutally

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occurring without motivation or provocation

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casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior

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As if all the roster of delicacies were not enough, Pork Asado, Wanton, Wanton Noodle, and Soy Chicken Noodles are likewise available.
The panel disagreed with the plaintiff's argument that a reasonable juror could conclude that defendants' conduct constituted gross negligence and/or willful and wanton misconduct.
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], Feb 18 (ANI: Dehradun Police on Monday said to have registered a first information report (FIR) against former JNU StudentsaACAO Union (JNUSU) leader Shehla Rashid for allegedly trying to incite aACoea community to commit offence, indulging in wanton vilification and provoking someone to breach peaceaACA[yen] in the wake of Pulwama terror attack in J&K on February 14.
'Of my particular interest is the wanton destruction of properties and killing of innocent Ebonyians in Ebonyi state.
Taking strong exception to wanton violence by hooligans in the recent sit-ins and protest rallies, Prime Minister [PM] Imran Khan on Sunday has taken notice of the situation and directed Punjab Chief Minister (CM) Usman Buzdar and federal ministers to initiate stern legal action against all those involved in pillage and destruction of public and private properties.
The logging ban was first effected in February this year.Deforestation, degradation and encroachment of water towers and other catchment areas, uncontrolled human activities including wanton logging have threatened and undermined the countrys capability to ensure food security.
Scholars of Chinese literature and drama explore the motif of wanton women in late imperial China as a way of learning more about gender ideology during the period.
MORE than a dozen cars have been damaged in what police blasted as an act of "utter wanton vandalism".
by officers Christopher Cornelius and Paul Silvester and charged with two counts of breaking and entering in the nighttime with intent to commit a felony, malicious/wanton damage, wanton destruction of property valued at $100 or over, larceny of property valued at $250 or less and disturbing the peace.
Drane Simpson UTT, New Yourk Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Synonyms has this to say about naked: "When used with regard to persons and implying absence of clothing, the word is not uniform in its pictorial and emotional evocations; it may suggest many conditions, such as a state of nature and of physical beauty, a state of destitution and of pitiful suffering, a state of privacy and of admirable modesty or purity, a state of shameful publicity or of wanton exhibitionism.
TEHRAN (FNA)- North Korea denounced on Wednesday a new Hollywood comedy about an assassination bid on leader Kim Jong-un as a "wanton act of terrorism" and warned of a "merciless response" unless the US authorities banned the film.
In the background, the voice of a man calling instructions in French is gradually drowned out by the raw sound of an electric guitar and, with the roar of a revving engine, The Wanton Bishops swing into the opening lines of their hit single "Sleep With the Lights On."
"You get medieval immediately on these people and you come down much harder and you don't allow a mentality to arise of sheer, wanton criminality." Boris Johnson, advocating arming the Metropolitan Police with water cannons to deal with rioters.
US District Judge Carl Barbier will determine whether the London-based company or the contractors, Transocean and Halliburton, acted with willful or wanton misconduct or reckless indifference, the legal requirement for establishing gross negligence.
He's a truly original artist who thrives on the spirit and heritage of skateboard graphics and the free, wanton attitude that is the mark of someone with solid character and charisma.