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wanton

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Synonyms: wanion, canton, walton, danton, santon, anton, tanton, nanton, panton, wonton, winton

Antonyms: wanion, canton, walton, danton, santon, anton, tanton, nanton, panton, wonton, winton

Related words from Datamuse; suggestions, not definitions.

Adjective

  1. Undisciplined, unruly; not able to be controlled.
  2. Playful, sportive; merry or carefree.
  3. Lewd, immoral; sexually open, unchaste.
  4. Capricious, reckless of morality, justice etc.; acting without regard for the law or the well-being of others; gratuitous.
  5. Extravagant, unrestrained, excessive.

Noun

  1. A pampered or coddled person.
  2. An overly playful person; a trifler.
  3. A self-indulgent person, fond of excess.
  4. A lewd or immoral person, especially a prostitute.

Verb

  1. To rove and ramble without restraint, rule, or limit; to revel; to play loosely; to frolic.
  2. To waste or squander, especially in pleasure (most often with away).
    • The young man wantoned away his inheritance.
  3. To act wantonly; to be lewd or lascivious.

Noun

  1. wonton (Chinese dumpling)

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