tearaway vs madcap

tearaway and madcap both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
tearaway	Yes	Yes	No	No
madcap	Yes	Yes	No	No

As adjectives, tearaway and madcap are synonyms defined as:

tearaway and madcap: characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or deliberation

Other synonyms of tearaway include brainish, hotheaded, impetuous, impulsive.

As nouns, madcap is a hypernym of tearaway; that is, madcap is a word with a broader meaning than tearaway:

Other hypernyms of tearaway include daredevil, harum-scarum, hothead, lunatic, swashbuckler.

tearaway (noun)	madcap (noun)
a reckless and impetuous person	a reckless impetuous irresponsible person

tearaway (adjective)	madcap (adjective)
characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or deliberation	characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or deliberation