as in disregard
lack of interest or concern
wandered into the meeting with complete insouciance to the fact that she was late
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Recent Examples of insouciance
Wars deserve more than improvisation and insouciance.
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Kenneth Zagacki,
Sun Sentinel,
17 Mar. 2026
And perhaps the Nilgiri has something complimentary to say, too, by return of gaze about Bensley’s lovely interiors, which use warm colors and the symbolic palette of Tibetan Buddhism while retaining a quirkiness and insouciance.
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Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
27 Feb. 2026
The ensemble’s playful insouciance maintains the production’s buoyancy.
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Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Feb. 2026
For here was a gay man doomed by his failure to recognize that the courtroom was a different kind of stage, one where flamboyant insouciance would bring disaster rather than applause.
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Literary Hub,
2 Feb. 2026
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Kenneth Zagacki,
Sun Sentinel,
17 Mar. 2026
And perhaps the Nilgiri has something complimentary to say, too, by return of gaze about Bensley’s lovely interiors, which use warm colors and the symbolic palette of Tibetan Buddhism while retaining a quirkiness and insouciance.
—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
27 Feb. 2026
The ensemble’s playful insouciance maintains the production’s buoyancy.
—
Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Feb. 2026
For here was a gay man doomed by his failure to recognize that the courtroom was a different kind of stage, one where flamboyant insouciance would bring disaster rather than applause.
—
Literary Hub,
2 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for insouciance
Recent Examples of Synonyms for insouciance
Noun
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James has become increasingly comfortable with dictating his own future with total disregard for anyone else’s opinion.
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There are several, and despite this administration’s blithe disregard for environmental safety, America’s 250th birthday offers a striking opportunity to consider them.
Noun
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But in the era of dating apps − essentially another form of social media − the nonchalance with which so many approach dating has gotten out of hand.
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Max Cady should be an unsettling interruption, a man who undermines our ideas of right and wrong through his nonchalance about his own wickedness; here, the most unsettling thing about him are those teal contact lenses.
Noun
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Hamilton students were, in their basic indifference, not unlike the typical Gators of my own undergraduate years, trying to cruise through the graduation requirements by whatever means necessary.
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The world of Pride and Prejudice expects women to accommodate male pride as a social fact, to smooth over awkwardness, to accept that status and wealth compensate for coldness or indifference.
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“Insouciance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insouciance. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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