BLASE Synonyms: 108 Similar and Opposite Words

Q: 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

Q: 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

Q: 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

blasé

adjective

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Definition of blasé

as in nonchalant

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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

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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 But that blase attitude doesn’t extend to the more serious matter of dinero. — Dennis Harvey, Variety, 27 June 2025 At midday, with sporadic rain, many residents and visitors interviewed were somewhat blase about the danger. — Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2023

Recent Examples of Synonyms for blasé

Adjective

Then Gurov takes that famous bite of watermelon, a metaphor for what has just happened and his nonchalant reaction to it.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2026
Zizou Bergs Zizou Bergs served nonchalant-cool boy vibes upon his arrival to New York City for the US Open, rocking an oversized charcoal graphic tee from Golden Goose paired with voluminous black trousers and his personalized Golden Goose shoes.

— Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of nonchalant

Adjective

No wonder disgusted fans have protested both inside and outside Angel Stadium all summer.

— Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026
Chris basically split us down the middle and decided who’s gonna be happy about what's happening around him and who’s gonna be kinda disgusted.

— Wisdom Iheanyichukwu, Vanity Fair, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of disgusted

Adjective

What makes this emptiness more bothersome is the cavalier way Wingard wields the imagery of rogue, militarized killers wreaking havoc on the American landscape.

— Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026
Perhaps most viscerally, given the ever-present specter of nuclear annihilation during the Cold War, Capps was appalled by Falwell’s apocalyptic rhetoric and cavalier posture toward global destruction.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of cavalier

Adjective

Prominent royal commentators and people online were amused, annoyed or more by the couple’s belief that they should have been consulted before the letter went out.

— Martha Ross, Mercury News, 8 Sep. 2026
Issa acts on that notion by encouraging a threesome between herself, Paul Baker, and Anton, who has spent much of the episode getting increasingly annoyed about being left out of everyone else’s scheming.

— Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of annoyed

Adjective

Suddenly, the breezy slips, casual flip-flops, and lightweight separates of summer no longer fit into fall’s busy daily routine.

— Minty Mellon, Vogue, 17 Sep. 2026
Think of the breezy Hamptons beach house in Something’s Gotta Give, the classic colonial in Father of the Bride, the dreamy Brooklyn brownstone in The Intern, the storybook English cottage and Mediterranean-modern San Marino manse in The Holiday.

— Ingrid Schmidt, HollywoodReporter, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of breezy

Adjective

To get her the proper paperwork will require a detour from his schedule for the day, and there’s more than a little comedy, however subtly played by Zareh, in his exasperated response to this change of plans.

— Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 11 Sep. 2026
Despite riders growing ever more exasperated with having to race in extreme heat, the Vuelta a España race organizer is adamant that major changes to the cycling calendar will not be contemplated as a solution to combat excessive temperatures.

— Chris Marshall-Bell, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of exasperated

Adjective

The older, world-weary Jae-hwan (Park Hae-il) leads the City Desk, and investigates the event from a distance with the help of his police source, diligent detective Cheol-goo (Yoo Hai-jin).

— Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 20 Sep. 2026
Moore is genuinely hilarious in the role, transforming under the tutelage of Paul Giamatti’s world-weary director character Jerry from a timid mouse into an indomitable and histrionic artist.

— Taylor Antrim, Vogue, 19 Sep. 2026

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