as in nonchalant
having or showing freedom from worries or troubles
passengers on a luxury cruise ship enjoying a carefree vacation carefree college students on spring break
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Recent Examples of carefree
The same net spend metric was almost 10 times higher in the carefree summer weeks, according to Transfermarkt.
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Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026
While many remember 2016 as a carefree time before today’s ultra‑curated digital culture, Beer admitted that she doesn’t feel drawn to relive the period herself.
—Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 31 Jan. 2026
The crunchy Larkin Poe album embodies the musical slipperiness of Americana as an ideal, a carefree cruise through country, blues, rock, and soul; the Molly Tuttle album brims with the rustic zest of early Sheryl Crow.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 30 Jan. 2026
At the very least, the palm tree hairdo — high-volume and imperfect in its entirety — conjured the carefree, fun-loving spirit Porte was after.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 27 Jan. 2026
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Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026
While many remember 2016 as a carefree time before today’s ultra‑curated digital culture, Beer admitted that she doesn’t feel drawn to relive the period herself.
—Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 31 Jan. 2026
The crunchy Larkin Poe album embodies the musical slipperiness of Americana as an ideal, a carefree cruise through country, blues, rock, and soul; the Molly Tuttle album brims with the rustic zest of early Sheryl Crow.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 30 Jan. 2026
At the very least, the palm tree hairdo — high-volume and imperfect in its entirety — conjured the carefree, fun-loving spirit Porte was after.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 27 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for carefree
Recent Examples of Synonyms for carefree
Adjective
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Petite and low-slung, the armless silhouette and oversized pillow cushions feel nonchalant but not sloppy, and can easily bring some dynamic energy to more formal living room seating layouts.—
Audrey Lee,
Architectural Digest,
22 Jan. 2026
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Her nonchalant, soft-glam is so perfectly mesmerizing, my TikTok and social media feeds are flooded with tutorials trying to re-create her signature style.—
Kaitlin Clapinski,
InStyle,
8 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The department ended its message on a lighthearted note, while still reminding the public that juggling fire in traffic is not encouraged.—
Jasmine Baehr,
FOXNews.com,
8 Feb. 2026
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The teams compete to fool celebrity judges in this lighthearted show.—
Rachel Choy,
Refinery29,
5 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The bow-legged style is the perfect combination of relaxed and polished—but what to wear with barrel jeans is another story.—
India Roby,
InStyle,
16 Feb. 2026
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Sure, she's embraced the wide-leg trend in the recent past, but typically in the form of flowy trousers that give her classic, tailored aesthetic a more relaxed touch.—
Emily Tannenbaum,
Glamour,
16 Feb. 2026
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Hitters tend to struggle with hitting for power in the weeks and months following hamate surgery, but again, the Mets are unconcerned at the moment.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
11 Feb. 2026
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One reason why some investors remain unconcerned is that the breakeven point for nonfarm payrolls is lower, given slower labor force growth in part because of changes to immigration.—
Sarah Min,
CNBC,
10 Feb. 2026
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Brigitte Bardot, the French actor, style icon, and animal activist who fixated the world with her insouciant, smoky-eyed sensuality, has died aged 91.—
Isobel Thompson,
Vogue,
28 Dec. 2025
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His magical renovation of Villa Mabrouka—the late Yves Saint Laurent's Tangier bolt-hole, with a Slim Aarons–worthy kidney-bean pool just outside the casbah—is as immaculately dressed down as an insouciant white linen shirt.—
Stephanie Rafanelli,
Condé Nast Traveler,
28 Aug. 2023
Adjective
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But as serious news outlets have increasingly concentrated on the high end, a downmarket digital ecosystem for financial information has emerged for casual investors and day traders.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
16 Feb. 2026
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After 40 years beachside (and gaining a casual, semi-riotous rep for all the day-drinking amid the sand and surf), the Independent Spirit Awards has shacked up at the Hollywood Palladium.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
16 Feb. 2026
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“Carefree.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carefree. Accessed 18 Feb. 2026.
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