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
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.
—Literary Hub, 2 Feb. 2026
Both arrived at Oxford with the insouciance of privilege, having been privately educated at exclusive institutions, Down at Charterhouse School (Thackeray, Vaughan Williams) and Kay at King’s College School, Wimbledon (Dante Gabriel Rossetti, Walter Sickert).
—Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2025
Victoria Mboko is only 18 years old, but presents more insouciance than innocence on the court.
—Tim Ellis, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for insouciance
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
Both arrived at Oxford with the insouciance of privilege, having been privately educated at exclusive institutions, Down at Charterhouse School (Thackeray, Vaughan Williams) and Kay at King’s College School, Wimbledon (Dante Gabriel Rossetti, Walter Sickert).
—Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2025
Victoria Mboko is only 18 years old, but presents more insouciance than innocence on the court.
—Tim Ellis, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for insouciance
Recent Examples of Synonyms for insouciance
Noun
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Even with widespread skepticism and disregard for health protocols, many in the town are becoming aware of the outbreak's grave reality.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
7 June 2026
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Even with widespread skepticism and disregard for health protocols, many in the town are becoming aware of the outbreak’s grave reality.—
Justin Kabumba,
Los Angeles Times,
7 June 2026
Noun
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The case for the Spurs – In this era of chronic nonchalance, Wembanyama’s willingness to care, cry, celebrate and give a darn is downright endearing.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
3 June 2026
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This cut is all about subtle softness and nonchalance created through layers and gently uneven ends.—
Calin Van Paris,
InStyle,
27 May 2026
Noun
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Too often families like the Hostlers have been met with indifference by local authorities.—
James C Ramos,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 May 2026
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Combating antisemitism is a moral imperative — one rooted, for me, in personal history that makes indifference unthinkable.—
Austin Turner,
CBS News,
26 May 2026
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“Insouciance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insouciance. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.
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