Synonyms for casual
ˈkæʒ u əl

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1. casual, insouciant, nonchalant(adj)

   marked by blithe unconcern

   "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:
   daily, effortless, free-and-easy, passing(a), fooling, nonchalant, chance(a), cursory, insouciant, occasional, perfunctory, everyday

   Antonyms:
   formal, hard, regular, heavy, planned, difficult, concerned, careful

2. casual(adj)

   without or seeming to be without plan or method; offhand

   "a casual remark"; "information collected by casual methods and in their spare time"

   Synonyms:
   daily, effortless, free-and-easy, passing(a), fooling, nonchalant, chance(a), cursory, insouciant, occasional, perfunctory, everyday

   Antonyms:
   hard, careful, planned, concerned, heavy, formal, regular, difficult

3. casual, everyday, daily(adj)

   appropriate for ordinary or routine occasions

   "casual clothes"; "everyday clothes"

   Synonyms:
   routine, occasional, passing(a), everyday, effortless, cursory, fooling, day-by-day, quotidian, daily, chance(a), free-and-easy, nonchalant, day-after-day, day-to-day, workaday, unremarkable, perfunctory, insouciant, mundane

   Antonyms:
   careful, planned, hard, concerned, regular, heavy, formal, difficult

4. casual, chance(a)(adj)

   occurring or appearing or singled out by chance

   "seek help from casual passers-by"; "a casual meeting"; "a chance occurrence"

   Antonyms:
   regular, heavy, formal, hard, difficult, planned, concerned, careful

5. casual, cursory, passing(a), perfunctory(adj)

   hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough

   "a casual (or cursory) inspection failed to reveal the house's structural flaws"; "a passing glance"; "perfunctory courtesy"

   Antonyms:
   hard, difficult, formal, heavy, careful, planned, concerned, regular

6. casual, occasional(adj)

   occurring from time to time

   "casual employment"; "a casual correspondence with a former teacher"; "an occasional worker"

   Synonyms:
   daily, effortless, free-and-easy, passing(a), fooling, episodic, nonchalant, chance(a), occasional(a), cursory, insouciant, periodic, occasional, perfunctory, everyday

   Antonyms:
   planned, concerned, regular, difficult, heavy, hard, careful, formal

7. fooling, casual(adj)

   characterized by a feeling of irresponsibility

   "a broken back is nothing to be casual about; it is no fooling matter"

   Synonyms:
   daily, effortless, free-and-easy, passing(a), fooling, nonchalant, chance(a), cursory, insouciant, occasional, perfunctory, everyday

   Antonyms:
   regular, heavy, planned, concerned, careful, formal, difficult, hard

8. free-and-easy, casual(adj)

   natural and unstudied

   "using their Christian names in a casual way"; "lectured in a free-and-easy style"

   Synonyms:
   daily, effortless, free-and-easy, passing(a), fooling, nonchalant, chance(a), cursory, insouciant, occasional, perfunctory, everyday

   Antonyms:
   concerned, planned, hard, formal, difficult, heavy, regular, careful

9. casual, effortless(adj)

   not showing effort or strain

   "a difficult feat performed with casual mastery"; "careless grace"

   Synonyms:
   daily, effortless, free-and-easy, passing(a), fooling, nonchalant, chance(a), cursory, insouciant, occasional, perfunctory, everyday

   Antonyms:
   formal, difficult, concerned, careful, regular, planned, hard, heavy

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1. casual(adjective)

   Synonyms:
   fortuitous, accidental, occasional, incidental

   Antonyms:
   scheduled, formal

2. casual(adjective)

   Happening by chance.

   They only had casual meetings.

   Synonyms:
   accidental, fortuitous, incidental, occasional

   Antonyms:
   scheduled, formal

3. casual(adjective)

   Coming without regularity; occasional or incidental.

   The purchase of donuts were just casual expenses.

   Synonyms:
   accidental, occasional, fortuitous, incidental

   Antonyms:
   scheduled, formal

4. casual(adjective)

   Employed irregularly

   He was just a casual worker.

   Synonyms:
   occasional, fortuitous, incidental, accidental

   Antonyms:
   formal, scheduled

5. casual(adjective)

   Careless.

   Synonyms:
   fortuitous, occasional, accidental, incidental

   Antonyms:
   formal, scheduled

6. casual(adjective)

   Happening or coming to pass without design.

   Synonyms:
   incidental, occasional, fortuitous, accidental

   Antonyms:
   scheduled, formal

7. casual(adjective)

   Informal, relaxed.

   Synonyms:
   incidental, accidental, fortuitous, occasional

   Antonyms:
   formal, scheduled

8. casual(adjective)

   Designed for informal use.

   Synonyms:
   occasional, fortuitous, accidental, incidental

   Antonyms:
   scheduled, formal

English Synonyms and Antonyms(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. casual

   Synonyms:
   accidental, external, extrinsic, fortuitous, incidental, outward, subsidiary, superadded, superficial, superfluous, superimposed, supplemental, transient, unconnected

   Antonyms:
   congenital, essential, immanent, inborn, inbred, indispensable, indwelling, infixed, ingrained, inherent, inhering, innate, inseparable, internal, intrinsic, inwrought, native, natural, subjective

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate these synonyms:

1. casual

   Synonyms:
   accidental, occasional, incidental, contingent, unforeseen, fortuitous

   Antonyms:
   regular, ordinary, systematic, periodic, certain, fixed

Dictionary of English Synonymes(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. casual(a.)

   Synonyms:
   accidental, fortuitous, incidental, contingent, that happens by chance

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. casual(a)

   Synonyms:
   chance, accidental, fortuitous, contingent

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1. List of paraphrases:

   occasional, non-daily, episodic, temporary, breezy, unforeseen, flippant, incidental, contingent, causal, unplanned, odd-job, nonchalant, infrequent, accidental, sporadic, adventitious, provisional

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How to use casual in a sentence?

1. Dr Kwakkel:

   That was breathtaking, it was so casual and romantic. It as if it had been written just yesterday.

2. Michelle Cho:

   The more time fans spend thinking about all of the different elements that go into the group that they're interested in, the stronger that attachment will be, i think it's a really potent mix, you're not just a casual fan of BTS, you have to be initiated into their world and then you get sucked in.

3. Deodatta V. Shenai-Khatkhate:

   Il ya environ 140+ ans, le 20 mai 1873, le brevet nous 139,121 couvrant l'invention des «jeans» a été délivré à deux inventeurs américains, Jacob Davis et Levi Strauss. La plupart des inventeurs, encore aujourd'hui, souhaitent secrètement qu'ils avaient inventé les jeans, en raison de la beauté et de la grâce, couplé avec simplicité et confort, que les jeans bleus ont créé dans notre monde. I aime porter des jeans casual wear que pendant les week-ends. Je pense aussi que chaque fois qu'une célébrité ou une beauté ou un génie porte des jeans, il fait toujours déclaration de mode les plus percutants.

4. British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond:

   This video footage exposes Assad's lies on barrel bombs. It shows the casual and indiscriminate way in which Syrian regime forces are dropping these horrific weapons out of helicopters onto civilians below, we will bring those involved in these criminal acts to justice and will continue to help those caught in attacks by continuing our support of rescue teams working on the ground.

5. Friedrich Nietzsche:

   A casual stroll through the lunatic asylum shows that faith does not prove anything.

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