as in reckless
having or showing a lack of concern for the consequences of one's actions
it was irresponsible to go off and leave your baby unattended in an automobile
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Recent Examples of irresponsible
Ignoring the problem of online gullibility felt irresponsible – even negligent.
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Sam Wineburg, The Conversation, 26 Aug. 2025
Clearly, holding single parents legally responsible for incautious, negligent or irresponsible parenting could fill up jails and prisons and impoverish such families completely and radically.
—Ellen Sauerbrey, Baltimore Sun, 18 Aug. 2025
As Forbes points out in its report, the bulk of its enforcement targets drone flyers who cause injury, damage property, or show off incredibly irresponsible footage online.
—PC Magazine, 14 Aug. 2025
In the present-day The Chi, Emmett has traveled quite a bit from the irresponsible boy who fathered multiple kids by different women and used his money to buy sneakers instead of caring for them.
—Ronda Racha Penrice, HollywoodReporter, 11 Aug. 2025
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Sam Wineburg, The Conversation, 26 Aug. 2025
Clearly, holding single parents legally responsible for incautious, negligent or irresponsible parenting could fill up jails and prisons and impoverish such families completely and radically.
—Ellen Sauerbrey, Baltimore Sun, 18 Aug. 2025
As Forbes points out in its report, the bulk of its enforcement targets drone flyers who cause injury, damage property, or show off incredibly irresponsible footage online.
—PC Magazine, 14 Aug. 2025
In the present-day The Chi, Emmett has traveled quite a bit from the irresponsible boy who fathered multiple kids by different women and used his money to buy sneakers instead of caring for them.
—Ronda Racha Penrice, HollywoodReporter, 11 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for irresponsible
reckless
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This lopsided risk-reward structure encourages bold, sometimes reckless decisions.—
Jim Vinoski,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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All of them, vehicles and passengers, were initially left stranded, victims of a reckless decision.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Irresponsible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/irresponsible. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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