devil-may-care

dev·il–may–care

adj \ˌde-v^əl-(ˌ)mā-ˈker\

Definition of DEVIL-MAY-CARE

: easygoing, carefree <a devil–may–care attitude>

First Known Use of DEVIL-MAY-CARE

1837

Related to DEVIL-MAY-CARE

Synonyms: affable, breezy, devil-may-care, happy-go-lucky, laid-back, low-pressure, mellow

Antonyms: high-strung, uptight

Related Words: carefree, casual, dégagé, lackadaisical, nonchalant, unaffected, unconcerned, unfussy, unperturbed, untroubled, unworried; familiar, homey (also homy), informal; flexible, lax, lenient, permissive, pliable, pliant, soft; accessible, approachable; imperturbable, nerveless, unflappable, unshakable; amicable, companionable, comradely, cordial, genial, hail-fellow-well-met, hearty, neighborly, warm, warmhearted

Near Antonyms: ceremonious, decorous, formal, rigid, strict; anxious, bothered, distressed, worried; jittery, jumpy, nervous, skittish, tense

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