Reckless vs. Stupid — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Reckless and Stupid
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Reckless
Acting or done with a lack of care or caution; careless or irresponsible.
Stupid
Slow to learn or understand; obtuse.
Reckless
Careless or heedless; headstrong or rash.
Stupid
Tending to make poor decisions or careless mistakes.
Reckless
Indifferent or oblivious to danger or the consequences thereof.
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Stupid
Marked by a lack of intelligence or care; foolish or careless
A stupid mistake.
Reckless
Inattentive to duty; careless; neglectful; indifferent.
Stupid
Dazed, stunned, or stupefied
Felt stupid after taking the pain medication.
Reckless
Rashly negligent; utterly careless or heedless.
It made the king as reckless as them diligent.
Stupid
Used to express disparagement or exasperation
Take your stupid notebook and go home.
Reckless
Marked by unthinking boldness; with defiant disregard for danger or consequences;
Foolhardy enough to try to seize the gun from the hijacker
Became the fiercest and most reckless of partisans
A reckless driver
A rash attempt to climb the World Trade Center
Stupid
A stupid or foolish person.
Reckless
Characterized by careless unconcerned;
The heedless generosity and the spasmodic extravagance of persons used to large fortunes
Reckless squandering of public funds
Stupid
Lacking in intelligence or exhibiting the quality of having been done by someone lacking in intelligence.
Because it's a big stupid jellyfish!
Stupid
To the point of stupor.
Neurobiology bores me stupid.
Stupid
(archaic) Characterized by or in a state of stupor; paralysed.
Stupid
(archaic) Lacking sensation; inanimate; destitute of consciousness; insensate.
Stupid
Dulled in feeling or sensation; torpid.
Stupid
(slang) Amazing.
That dunk was stupid! His head was above the rim!
Stupid
(slang) Darn, annoying.
I fell over the stupid wire.
Stupid
(slang) Extremely.
My gear is stupid fly.
Stupid
A stupid person; a fool.
Stupid
The condition or state of being stupid; stupidity, stupidness.
His stupid knows no bounds.
Stupid
Very dull; insensible; senseless; wanting in understanding; heavy; sluggish; in a state of stupor; - said of persons.
O that men . . . should be so stupid grown . . . As to forsake the living God!
With wild surprise,A moment stupid, motionless he stood.
Stupid
Resulting from, or evincing, stupidity; formed without skill or genius; dull; heavy; - said of things.
Observe what loads of stupid rhymesOppress us in corrupted times.
Stupid
A person who is not very bright;
The economy, stupid!
Stupid
Lacking or marked by lack of intellectual acuity
Stupid
In a state of mental numbness especially as resulting from shock;
He had a dazed expression on his face
Lay semiconscious, stunned (or stupefied) by the blow
Was stupid from fatigue
Stupid
Without much intelligence;
A dull job with lazy and unintelligent co-workers
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