Synonyms for off-hand

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1. ad-lib, extemporaneous, extemporary, extempore, impromptu, offhand, offhanded, off-the-cuff, unrehearsed(adj)

   with little or no preparation or forethought

   "his ad-lib comments showed poor judgment"; "an extemporaneous piano recital"; "an extemporary lecture"; "an extempore skit"; "an impromptu speech"; "offhand excuses"; "trying to sound offhanded and reassuring"; "an off-the-cuff toast"; "a few unrehearsed comments"

   Synonyms:
   unwritten, unrehearsed, ad-lib, off-the-cuff, extemporaneous, extempore, offhand, spontaneous, extemporary, impromptu, offhanded

   Antonyms:
   careful, prepared

2. offhand, offhanded(adverb)

   casually thoughtless or inconsiderate

   "an offhand manner"; "she treated most men with offhand contempt"

   Synonyms:
   unrehearsed, ad-lib, off-the-cuff, extemporaneous, extempore, offhand, extemporary, impromptu, offhanded

   Antonyms:
   careful, prepared

3. off-hand, ex tempore(adverb)

   without preparation

   "I don't know the figures off-hand"

   Synonyms:
   ex tempore

   Antonyms:
   careful, prepared

4. offhand, offhanded, offhandedly(adverb)

   without previous thought or preparation

   "couldn't give the figures offhand"; "we decided offhand to go to Canada"; "she had made these remarks offhandedly"

   Synonyms:
   offhandedly, offhand, offhanded

   Antonyms:
   prepared, careful

5. offhand, offhanded, offhandedly(adverb)

   in a casually inconsiderate manner

   "replied offhand, his mind a million miles away"; "she threw him over offhandedly without even a Dear-John letter"

   Synonyms:
   offhandedly, offhand, offhanded

   Antonyms:
   careful, prepared

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1. off-hand

   Synonyms:
   impromptu, unpremeditated, extempore, unstudied

   Antonyms:
   premeditated, studied, thought out, elaborate

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1. James Stewart:

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