as in reckless
having or showing a lack of concern for the consequences of one's actions
a bike messenger who regularly cuts across busy city streets with a kamikaze boldness
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Recent Examples of kamikaze
Chinese firms making the modules and components for kamikaze drones are often smart enough to skirt the curbs by disguising them as meant for consumer-grade drones.
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Ni Tao, Interesting Engineering, 20 Mar. 2025
Ukraine, for example, expects about 85 percent of its kamikaze drones to be shot down.
—Stacie L. Pettyjohn, Foreign Affairs, 10 Mar. 2025
Attendees got a peek at SkyFall, a kamikaze drone system developed for use in the war in Ukraine, and drones made by the Ukrainian company DroneUA.
—Kate Conger, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2025
The kamikaze naval drone managed to destroy or damage 15 Russian naval vessels.
—George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024
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Ni Tao, Interesting Engineering, 20 Mar. 2025
Ukraine, for example, expects about 85 percent of its kamikaze drones to be shot down.
—Stacie L. Pettyjohn, Foreign Affairs, 10 Mar. 2025
Attendees got a peek at SkyFall, a kamikaze drone system developed for use in the war in Ukraine, and drones made by the Ukrainian company DroneUA.
—Kate Conger, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2025
The kamikaze naval drone managed to destroy or damage 15 Russian naval vessels.
—George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for kamikaze
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The defense also contends that Trump, as a public figure, must show actual malice—proof that the Journal knew its reporting was false or acted with reckless disregard for the truth—and that the complaint fails to do so.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Oct. 2025
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Western leaders largely dismissed these overt signals, assuming Putin would not be reckless enough to risk crippling sanctions, economic isolation, and a costly war.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
20 Oct. 2025
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Nixon has built a reputation on social media for being a daredevil pilot with clips on his Instagram often showing him performing stunts in helicopters, including low-level sprints, sharp turns and risky maneuvers while in the air.—
Escher Walcott,
PEOPLE,
12 Oct. 2025
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The first season followed 17-year-old Ethan (Cantona James) seeking a way out of the Southside’s bloody cycle of gang violence through spinning, a South African extreme motorsport that features drivers performing daredevil stunts.—
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
9 Oct. 2025
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Naomi Watts also went sheer in a daring look from Valentino’s spring 2025 couture collection, which featured a voluminous skirt with a lacy top.—
Renan Botelho,
Footwear News,
21 Oct. 2025
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The thieves who brazenly robbed the Louvre Museum in Paris and stole priceless jewelry in one of the most daring museum heists in recent memory may have been hired by a private collector, officials said.—
Bonny Chu , Ronn Blitzer,
FOXNews.com,
20 Oct. 2025
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“Kamikaze.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kamikaze. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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