CASUALLY Synonyms: 48 Similar and Opposite Words

casually

adverb

Definition of casually

as in carelessly

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Recent Examples of casually The offseason especially has turned into showcase opportunities for players across social media and beyond, either casually or in tournament form. — Omar Jimenez, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026 Surveillance footage obtained by CBS News Miami appears to show the three female suspects enter the store on Wednesday to casually look at clothes. — Ted Scouten, Miami Herald, 15 Aug. 2026 Style them casually with jeans and a sweater, or lean into the preppy aesthetic with trousers and a crisp button-down. — Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 13 Aug. 2026 Sudeikis, 50, belted out the track while dressed casually in a cap, black hoodie and khaki shorts, as seen in a video shared by Live Nation NYC. — Erin Jensen, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2026 After photos from the encounter were released—showing the sleepy young prince in his bathrobe and slippers, casually greeting the world leader—the moment took the Internet by storm. — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 11 Aug. 2026 Busch said Clower casually threw a blanket over the two of them. — Ava Berger, NPR, 10 Aug. 2026 The conversation may begin casually instead of during a serious family meeting. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 9 Aug. 2026 Wear these wide-leg capris casually around the house or to run errands, and then dress them up with a blouse and heels for the evening. — Mia Huelsbeck, PEOPLE, 7 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for casually

Adverb

Each model can be useful, and each creates different risks when applied carelessly.

— Keith Ferrazzi, Fortune, 4 Aug. 2026
But when leaders use them carelessly, employees may internalize a meaning the leader never intended.

— Cheryl Robinson, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of carelessly

Adverb

But execs have spoken informally to banks about their options, though the company hasn’t formally retained a banker, generally a key early step in an M&A process.

— Dade Hayes, Deadline, 12 Aug. 2026
The decision, the spokesperson said, was disseminated to residents informally during meetings — not announced in a document or formal settings.

— Emily Holshouser August 12, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of informally

Adverb

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
Cardenas announced Apollo 3 in much the same way, offhandedly during our conversation.

— John Koetsier, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026

Definition of offhandedly

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Attorneys for the players said Thursday that the Cobb County court found the plaintiffs are likely to succeed on claims that the NCAA applied its eligibility rules arbitrarily and inconsistently.

— Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2026
The government says the law does not allow land to be taken arbitrarily.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of arbitrarily

Adverb

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

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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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