CASUALLY Synonyms: 48 Similar and Opposite Words

casually

adverb

Definition of casually

as in carelessly

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Recent Examples of casually While there, McConaughey’s mother, Ma Mac (Holland Taylor) casually mentions there’s a chance the friends could actually be half-brothers. — Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026 That same day, she was photographed ambling down a picturesque street in a striking purple short set, casually holding an Aperol spritz. — Hillary Busis, Vanity Fair, 25 Sep. 2026 Douglas, meanwhile, dressed casually in a dark blue polo shirt, white pants, dark shoes, and a blue baseball cap. — Juliana Ukiomogbe, InStyle, 25 Sep. 2026 Too obviously the gift of someone trying to seem casually cultured? — Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2026 The outlet first reported in September 2025 that Sweeney and Braun were casually seeing each other. — Danielle Minnetian, FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 2026 It can be worn for road running or light trail running, and is stylish enough to be worn casually. — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 23 Sep. 2026 Yet the cast elevates the film, especially Wever, whose producer is so casually good at the kind of manipulation her job requires. — ABC News, 23 Sep. 2026 Los Angeles has plenty of icons and too few civic centers, or the kinds of places where vastly different groups of people can casually share space and relax for a moment. — Sam Lubell, Curbed, 21 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for casually

Adverb

Jasson Domínguez, still a liability on defense, carelessly let a leadoff single bounce past him and roll to the wall in right for a two-base error, but Cole managed to strand the runner at third and logged a scoreless frame.

— Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 6 Sep. 2026
Omar Alderete, O’Nien’s second-half replacement, carelessly did the same thing for the late winner.

— Stuart James, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of carelessly

Adverb

While the State Department has informally notified key congressional committees about the pending sale, the administration has not yet initiated a formal review process and the package has not been finalized, the sources said.

— ABC News, ABC News, 16 Sep. 2026
Set in Edgewater, the untitled offshoot is informally referred to as Edge Med.

— Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of informally

Adverb

To minimize conflict concerns, Mare offhandedly volunteers to temporarily work at the Cincinnati Chronicle, the Teller’s sister paper, while some of its staff members are on maternity leave.

— Senior Television, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026
With the wedding just a few weeks away, Gail offhandedly introduces Tom to the concept of the celebrity pass, in which each person in a committed partnership is allowed to have sex with one famous person of his or her choice, identified in advance.

— Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 10 July 2026

Definition of offhandedly

Adverb

In 2018, the same Judge Kelly ruled in favor of CNN’s Jim Acosta after his press credential was arbitrarily stripped by the White House over his coverage.

— New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 23 Sep. 2026
Louisiana, however, has argued that government regulators acted arbitrarily without proper consideration of health risks.

— Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of arbitrarily

Adverb

The suspect appeared to have fired indiscriminately at students in a classroom next to his own after leaving his Grade 9 classroom, Palencia said in a separate interview with local DZBB radio.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2026
The organizations that succeed will not be those that slow adoption out of fear, nor those that automate indiscriminately.

— Peter Smulovics, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of indiscriminately

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Sculptures whimsically assembled from chairs, lamps, and a filing cabinet pulled from Cultural Center storage get roped off by floor tape that cleverly extends the artworks themselves, upending standard museum practice while also sticking to it.

— Lori Waxman, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2026
Out in the high desert near Cabazon, my favorite stops are Hadley’s Fruit Orchards, home of the famous Hadley date shakes, and the whimsically Cabazon Dinosaur sculptors.

— Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2026

Definition of whimsically

Adverb

Huxley’s critique is clear; America mistakes body for spirit, promiscuously confusing the physical with the metaphysical.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 May 2026
Political factions are steered by big personalities, and politicians jump promiscuously between parties.

— BEN BLAND, Foreign Affairs, 13 Feb. 2024

Definition of promiscuously

Adverb

Permits that are granted and withdrawn capriciously, tax credits that come and go, technologies that fall in or out of favor in successive administrations, and endless legal battles all amount to dangerous barriers to investment.

— Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 16 Apr. 2026
That standard would uphold the NCAA’s interpretation of the waiver rule so long as the NCAA didn’t act arbitrarily or capriciously, either of which is difficult to show.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 27 Jan. 2026

Definition of capriciously

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