blasé

variants also blase

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 Synonyms for blasé
Adjective
  • Backing the nonchalant trio were multiple percussionists on wind chimes, congas, shakers, and more, as well as backup singers, a bassist, and an additional guitarist.
    Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 28 Oct. 2025
  • Meanwhile, a debonair and nonchalant judge, Roland Brack (Nicholas Pinnock), who has arranged George’s loan for the expensive property, is also dallying with Hedda and plots to use his influence—his power, rather—to tighten their extramarital bond.
    Richard Brody, New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • This week marked National School Lunch Week, an observance celebrated since 1962, centering a meal most Americans have nostalgic, fond and sometimes disgusted memories of.
    Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Meredith is disgusted and returns her and her mother’s Harper Avery awards.
    Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • If Spurs were guilty of being too cavalier during Postecoglou’s time in charge, then this was the total opposite.
    Jay Harris, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025
  • The opt-out process escalates the company’s cavalier approach to intellectual property rights, potentially setting up a legal battle between Hollywood’s biggest studios and the AI start-up.
    Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 1 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • This person had a posh English accent and sounded annoyed.
    David Wingrave, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
  • And then, as expected, some people are just annoyed.
    Clio Chang, Curbed, 23 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Designer Daniella Kallmeyer showed how the breezy summer staple can be turned professional—by tucking it into a pair of high-waist trousers.
    Laia Garcia-Furtado, Vogue, 30 Oct. 2025
  • The cold front is being driven by a trough — an area of lower pressure that helps steer weather systems — while winds will be on the breezier side due to Hurricane Melissa’s influence in the western Atlantic, the National Weather Service in Miami said.
    Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Also, steer clear of areas that are red, irritated, sore (from a workout), or that contain stretch marks or tattoos.
    Sherri Gordon, Health, 5 Nov. 2025
  • Of course, users can still manually turn off their PCs through the regular shutdown button, but the sometimes erratic behavior from the OS has irritated users.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 4 Nov. 2025
Adjective
  • Megan seemed to resent that Jordan was often tired, and often wanted to rest in silence at the end of the day, while Jordan grew exasperated that Megan expected so much of him.
    Sam Reed, Glamour, 22 Oct. 2025
  • In an interview with The Daily Telegraph, Beavan said that fittings are intimate affairs at the best of times, but the failure of some men to cover their dignity sometimes leaves her exasperated.
    Jake Kanter, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The story centered on Mare Sheehan, a world-weary detective sergeant in the fictional suburb of Easttown, Pennsylvania investigating the murder of a young mother.
    Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
  • His narration is a constant pleasure — mournful, wry, and suffused with a world-weary poetry.
    Leila Latif, IndieWire, 31 Aug. 2025
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“Blasé.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blas%C3%A9. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.

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