wanton synonyms

wanton

modif.

  1. Unrestrained

    extravagant, capricious, reckless, unreserved, unfettered, free, wayward, fluctuating, changeable, whimsical, fitful, variable, fanciful, inconstant, fickle, frivolous, volatile.

  2. Lewd

    libidinous, lustful, licentious; see lewd 1, 2.

  3. Deliberately malicious

    unprovoked, unfair, merciless, senseless, malicious, unjustifiable, unjust, malevolent.

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