wanton
adjective
1. occurring without motivation or provocation
Similar word(s): unmotivated, motiveless, unprovoked
2. casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior
- wanton behavior
Similar word(s): unchaste, easy, loose, promiscuous
verb
1. waste time; spend one's time idly or inefficiently
Similar word(s): piddle, trifle
Definition categories: stative, drop, expend, spend
2. indulge in a carefree or voluptuous way of life
Definition categories: stative, live
3. spend wastefully
- wanton one's money away
Definition categories: possession, drop, expend, spend
4. become extravagant; indulge (oneself) luxuriously
Similar word(s): luxuriate
Definition categories: consumption, consume, squander, ware, waste
5. engage in amorous play
Definition categories: communication, butterfly, coquet, coquette, dally, flirt, mash, philander, romance
6. behave extremely cruelly and brutally
Definition categories: body, act, behave, do
Sentences with wanton as a verb:
- The young man wantoned away his inheritance.