Synonyms of blasé

blasé

adjective

variants also blase

1

as in nonchalant

Related Words

• nonchalant
• cavalier
• breezy
• blithe
• carefree
• unconcerned
• lighthearted
• insouciant
• slaphappy
• lightsome
• debonair
• easygoing
• happy-go-lucky
• gay
• devil-may-care
• low-pressure
• informal
• relaxed
• casual
• unfussy
• laid-back

Dissimilar Words

• serious
• earnest
• somber
• cautious
• wary
• careful
• grave
• careworn
• anxious
• upset
• concerned
• worried
• serious-minded
• sorrowful
• heedful
• long-suffering
• overburdened

2

as in disgusted

Related Words

• disgusted
• annoyed
• irritated
• exasperated
• world-weary
• nauseated
• frustrated
• demoralized
• beat
• repulsed
• fatigued
• drained
• dispirited
• exhausted
• dejected
• disheartened
• limp
• uninterested
• glutted
• disinterested
• apathetic
• enervated
• discouraged
• bushed
• satiated
• done in
• jaded
• surfeited
• bored
• sated
• burned-out
• played out
• worn-out
• tuckered (out)
• weary
• wearied
• tired
• fed up
• sick and tired
• sick

Dissimilar Words

• engaged
• absorbed
• interested
• engrossed
• rapt
• stimulated
• intrigued
• excited
• galvanized
• animated
• amused
• energized
• invigorated
• charmed
• vitalized
• enlivened
• fascinated
• enthralled
• hypnotized
• enchanted
• delighted
• pleased
• entertained
• beguiled
• bewitched
• captivated
• mesmerized
• thrilled

Synonym Chooser

How does the adjective blasé differ from other similar words?

The words sophisticated and worldly-wise are common synonyms of blasé. While all three words mean "experienced in the ways of the world," blasé implies a lack of responsiveness to common joys as a result of a real or affected surfeit of experience and cultivation.

blasé travelers who claimed to have been everywhere

When is it sensible to use sophisticated instead of blasé?

The meanings of sophisticated and blasé largely overlap; however, sophisticated often implies refinement, urbanity, cleverness, and cultivation.

guests at her salon were usually rich and sophisticated

When might worldly-wise be a better fit than blasé?

While the synonyms worldly-wise and blasé are close in meaning, worldly-wise suggests a close and practical knowledge of the affairs and manners of society and an inclination toward materialism.

a worldly-wise woman with a philosophy of personal independence

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of blasé

Finally, after six seasons roaming the NBA wilderness, taking loss after loss after loss after loss, the Spurs have at last found winning to be blase. —Jeff McDonald, San Antonio Express-News, 2 Apr. 2026

His descent from Europa League final saviour to his current status, viewed by some as symbolic of the blase attitude that has led to Tottenham being in a relegation scrap for the first time since the 1990s, is well documented. —Elias Burke, New York Times, 19 Mar. 2026

In his messaging, Trump has been characteristically blase. —Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2026

But that blase attitude doesn’t extend to the more serious matter of dinero. —Dennis Harvey, Variety, 27 June 2025

Trump, though, seems a bit more blase on the topic. —Joshua Keating, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018