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English adjective: casual | |||
| 1. | casual marked by blithe unconcern | ||
| Samples | 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. | ||
| Synonyms | insouciant, nonchalant | ||
| Similar | unconcerned | ||
| Antonyms | concerned | ||
| 2. | casual without or seeming to be without plan or method; offhand | ||
| Samples | A casual remark. Information collected by casual methods and in their spare time. | ||
| Similar | unplanned | ||
| Antonyms | planned | ||
| 3. | casual appropriate for ordinary or routine occasions | ||
| Samples | Casual clothes. Everyday clothes. | ||
| Synonyms | daily, everyday | ||
| Similar | informal | ||
| Antonyms | formal | ||
| 4. | casual occurring or appearing or singled out by chance | ||
| Samples | Seek help from casual passers-by. A casual meeting. A chance occurrence. | ||
| Synonyms | chance | ||
| Similar | unplanned | ||
| Antonyms | planned | ||
| 5. | casual hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough | ||
| Samples | A casual (or cursory) inspection failed to reveal the house's structural flaws. A passing glance. Perfunctory courtesy. | ||
| Synonyms | cursory, passing, perfunctory | ||
| Similar | careless | ||
| Antonyms | careful | ||
| 6. | casual occurring from time to time | ||
| Samples | Casual employment. A casual correspondence with a former teacher. An occasional worker. | ||
| Synonyms | occasional | ||
| Similar | irregular | ||
| Antonyms | regular | ||
| 7. | casual characterized by a feeling of irresponsibility | ||
| Samples | A broken back is nothing to be casual about; it is no fooling matter. | ||
| Synonyms | fooling | ||
| Similar | light | ||
| Antonyms | heavy | ||
| 8. | casual natural and unstudied | ||
| Samples | Using their Christian names in a casual way. Lectured in a free-and-easy style. | ||
| Synonyms | free-and-easy | ||
| Similar | informal | ||
| Antonyms | formal | ||
| 9. | casual not showing effort or strain | ||
| Samples | A difficult feat performed with casual mastery. Careless grace. | ||
| Synonyms | effortless | ||
| Similar | easy | ||
| Antonyms | difficult, hard | ||
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