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
An irresponsible steward of his life-transforming windfall, he’s fallen behind on his property taxes.
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Peter C. Baker, New Yorker, 11 May 2025
They were brought here as pets, and then released by irresponsible owners.
—Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 May 2025
He’s made irresponsible insinuations about unscrupulous referees.
—Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 4 May 2025
Among them are regenerative tours and hotels, visits to conservation-minded zoos, and replanting entire islands devastated by irresponsible farming.
—Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 3 May 2025
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Peter C. Baker, New Yorker, 11 May 2025
They were brought here as pets, and then released by irresponsible owners.
—Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 May 2025
He’s made irresponsible insinuations about unscrupulous referees.
—Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 4 May 2025
Among them are regenerative tours and hotels, visits to conservation-minded zoos, and replanting entire islands devastated by irresponsible farming.
—Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 3 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for irresponsible
Recent Examples of Synonyms for irresponsible
reckless
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Mark Dial, a former Philadelphia police officer who fatally shot a motorist during an August 2023 traffic stop, faces up to six years in prison as a jury convicted him of voluntary manslaughter, reckless endangerment and possessing an instrument of crime, but acquitted him of murder charges.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
25 May 2025
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The student was taken into custody and transported to the Meriden Police Department where they were charged with first-degree arson, reckless burning, first-degree criminal mischief and second-degree breach of peace.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
22 May 2025
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“Irresponsible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/irresponsible. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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