CASUALLY Synonyms: 48 Similar and Opposite Words

casually

adverb

Definition of casually

as in carelessly

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Recent Examples of casually My Beloved’s casually romantic chassis—but Kings of Leon are still prone to occasionally rocking out, for better or worse. — Larry Fitzmaurice, Pitchfork, 9 Nov. 2026 Heather Knight, a native of Northern California, has always casually cheered on the San Francisco Giants and the Golden State Warriors. — Lauren Segal, New York Times, 5 Nov. 2026 Locking a conversation can stop someone casually browsing your chat history. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 2 Nov. 2026 According to Jewish tradition, worn out sacred texts can’t be casually discarded; instead, they are stored in a geniza, a repository usually located within a synagogue or buried at a Jewish cemetery. — Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2026 Aryna Sabalenka casually displayed her massive engagement ring in a new Instagram carousel. — Hannah Malach, InStyle, 26 Oct. 2026 Scammers can lift voice samples from videos people casually post on platforms like Instagram and TikTok. — Muskaan Arshad, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026 And though Reid does his best with the brazenly flirtatious, casually chauvinistic Rapp, Yaga badly overplays its hand with his womanizing. — Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 20 Oct. 2026 Unfortunately, there are too many cases in which an individual is chosen casually and lacks the necessary skills. — Elliot Raphaelson, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 Oct. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for casually

Adverb

An outright ban on the use of the technology would remove a valuable tool only because some departments have used it carelessly.

— Edward Longe, Washington Post, 2 Nov. 2026
But don’t think Obama choose that reference carelessly, or just for humor.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of carelessly

Adverb

Klosterman was hired to replace Sean Wesley and informally kept counsel with him.

— Matt Le Cren, Chicago Tribune, 3 Nov. 2026
The main room there is articulated around a sculptural, 20-foot curved wooden display unit, informally dubbed the Library, which for the opening displayed ready-to-wear on one side, and the recently launched Horsebit Duomo bag on the other.

— Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 30 Oct. 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

Polling places can stay open late, but this cannot just be done arbitrarily.

— CBS News, CBS News, 3 Nov. 2026
Police and military personnel forcibly disappeared, arbitrarily detained, beat and threatened opposition members, lawyers, journalists and government critics, the report said.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of arbitrarily

Adverb

The Republican losses indiscriminately wiped out GOP firebrands, moderates and veteran conservatives nationwide.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 5 Nov. 2026
Legibility is better than permissiveness, because a business that declares its rules can enforce them, while a business that blocks indiscriminately can only hope.

— Dvir Ginzburg, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of indiscriminately

Adverb

It’s been over a year since Audrey Hobert released her debut album, Who’s the Clown, but the world still can’t get enough of her whimsically addicting pop songs.

— Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 15 Oct. 2026
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

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

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