adjective
marked by blithe unconcern
Synonyms
Examples
- an ability to interest casual students
- showed a casual disregard for cold weather
- an utterly insouciant financial policy
- an elegantly insouciant manner
- drove his car with nonchalant abandon
- was polite in a teasing nonchalant manner
adjective
without or seeming to be without plan or method
Examples
- offhand
- a casual remark
- information collected by casual methods and in their spare time
adjective
appropriate for ordinary or routine occasions
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Examples
- casual clothes
- everyday clothes
adjective
occurring or appearing or singled out by chance
Synonyms
chance(a)
Examples
- seek help from casual passers-by
- a casual meeting
- a chance occurrence
adjective
hasty and without attention to detail
Synonyms
Examples
- not thorough
- a casual (or cursory) inspection failed to reveal the house's structural flaws
- a passing glance
- perfunctory courtesy
- In his paper, he showed a very superficial understanding of psychoanalytic theory
adjective
occurring on a temporary or irregular basis
Synonyms
Examples
- casual employment
- a casual correspondence with a former teacher
- an occasional worker
adjective
characterized by a feeling of irresponsibility
Synonyms
Examples
- a broken back is nothing to be casual about
- it is no fooling matter
adjective
natural and unstudied
Synonyms
free-and-easy
Examples
- using their Christian names in a casual way
- lectured in a free-and-easy style
adjective
not showing effort or strain
Synonyms
Examples
- a difficult feat performed with casual mastery
- careless grace