wanton
/ˈwɑntən/
adjective
- Done without reason or care; deliberate and unprovoked, especially in a harmful or violent way.
- She criticized the wanton waste of food at the buffet.
- The attack was a wanton act of cruelty against innocent people.
- The vandals caused wanton destruction to the park benches.
- Lacking restraint or control; excessive or uncontrolled.
- His wanton spending left him deeply in debt.
- The garden grew in wanton profusion, with weeds overtaking the flowers.
- The party was a wanton display of luxury and excess.
Antonyms
noun
- A person who behaves in a cruel, reckless, or immoral way.
- The old legend warned of a wanton who roamed the countryside causing trouble.
- The story tells of a wanton who cared nothing for others' feelings.
- In the novel, the villain is a wanton who destroys lives for fun.