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
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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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for insouciance
Noun
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The comments underscored what prosecutors described as a complete disregard for human life, the outlet reported.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
8 May 2026
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Under current Kansas law, reckless driving is defined as operating a vehicle in willful or wanton disregard for the safety of persons or property.—
Matthew Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
8 May 2026
Noun
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The former sent out an oversized black and white polka dot skirt—a wink to the retro print—styled with a textured top and gladiator sandals, while Dries Van Noten’s red and white abstract set evoked Mediterranean nonchalance.—
Minty Mellon,
Vogue,
21 Apr. 2026
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Wearing golden slippers and a modest cardigan against the snow piled high in the streets of her hometown of Leknes, the largest municipality in Lofoten, her nonchalance toward the Arctic cold switched to seriousness when discussing her work.—
Alan Crawford,
Bloomberg,
20 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The indifference of the universe, which doesn’t care about our pain – that’s what interested me.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
8 May 2026
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At a southwest Fort Worth apartment complex, the dancer, Shaquoia Kelly, got out of the car and walked away with indifference 30 seconds before two accomplices moved in and one shot Lawrence Homan, homicide detectives concluded.—
Emerson Clarridge,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
1 May 2026
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“Insouciance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insouciance. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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