Synonyms for offhand
ˈɔfˈhænd, ˈɒf-off·hand

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1. offhandadjective

   without planning or thinking ahead

   She gave an offhand speech.

   Synonyms:
   off-the-cuff, impromptu, extemporaneous

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1. offhand

   Extemporaneous, originally signifying of or from the time or occasion, has come to mean done or made with but little (if any) preparation, and is now chiefly applied to addresses of which the thought has been prepared, and only the language and incidental treatment left to the suggestion of the moment, so that an extemporaneous speech is understood to be any one that is not read or recited; impromptu keeps its original sense, denoting something that springs from the instant; the impromptu utterance is generally brief, direct, and vigorous; the extemporaneous speech may chance to be prosy. Offhand is still more emphatic as to the readiness and freedom of the utterance. Unpremeditated is graver and more formal, denoting absolute want of preparation, but is rather too heavy a word to be applied to such apt, ready utterance as is generally designated by impromptu.

   Synonyms:
   extemporaneous, extemporary, extempore, impromptu, improvised, unpremeditated

   Antonyms:
   elaborated, premeditated, prepared, read, recited, studied, written

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1. ad-lib, extemporaneous, extemporary, extempore, impromptu, offhand, offhanded, off-the-cuff, unrehearsedadjective

   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, spontaneous, extemporary, impromptu, offhanded

   Antonyms:
   prepared, careful

2. offhand, offhandedadverb

   casually thoughtless or inconsiderate

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

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

   Antonyms:
   careful, prepared

3. offhand, offhanded, offhandedlyadverb

   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, offhanded

   Antonyms:
   prepared, careful

4. offhand, offhanded, offhandedlyadverb

   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, offhanded

   Antonyms:
   prepared, careful

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1. offhandadjective

   Synonyms:
   extemporaneous, impromptu, improvised, unstudied

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1. List of paraphrases for "offhand":

   cavalier

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1. Jared Walczak:

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2. Bob Seger:

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3. Neil Gorsuch:

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