as in nonchalant
having or showing freedom from worries or trouble
his lighthearted attitude in the face of danger was the source of some concern
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Recent Examples of lighthearted
Fortunately, issues related to work, your health and a pet are more lighthearted.
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Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 15 Mar. 2026
Kobrya and his wife, Jennifer Kobrya, went on a lighthearted vacation to Los Angeles and Disneyland in October.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 12 Mar. 2026
In the midst of intense drama are also several lighthearted moments, particularly with Lady Diana, played by Monika Myers, who quickly becomes one of Kenna’s allies.
—Anna Halkidis, Parents, 11 Mar. 2026
Though the first two View segments were heated, an additional Hot Topics discussion led to more lighthearted chatter among the cohosts.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Mar. 2026
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Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 15 Mar. 2026
Kobrya and his wife, Jennifer Kobrya, went on a lighthearted vacation to Los Angeles and Disneyland in October.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 12 Mar. 2026
In the midst of intense drama are also several lighthearted moments, particularly with Lady Diana, played by Monika Myers, who quickly becomes one of Kenna’s allies.
—Anna Halkidis, Parents, 11 Mar. 2026
Though the first two View segments were heated, an additional Hot Topics discussion led to more lighthearted chatter among the cohosts.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lighthearted
Adjective
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Scott inflicts Ohm’s nonchalant meanness with a piercingly perverse matter-of-factness that places the character as far away as possible from the realm of likeability.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Variety,
15 Mar. 2026
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Margot Robbie’s understanding of the assignment is evident, her fringe frame coupled with a low and loosely bound ponytail (another hallmark of the nonchalant set).—
Calin Van Paris,
InStyle,
11 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The surf-and-turf destination is purpose-built for breezy evenings and a carefree retirement.—
Elazar Sontag,
Washington Post,
26 Mar. 2026
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On my headphones plays the music of Gilberto Gil, upbeat and carefree.—
Stephanie Rafanelli,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The podcast aesthetic—casual, long-winded, sometimes profane—directly opposes, perhaps not coincidentally, the sterility and bizarre right-this-minute quality of cable news, on which everything seems incomplete and therefore manipulative, and yet somehow endless.—
Jay Caspian Kang,
New Yorker,
24 Mar. 2026
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The result is a smaller but more engaged core market — one that is spending more per household even as casual participation declines.—
Asaf Elia-Shalev,
Sun Sentinel,
23 Mar. 2026
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Shatner deftly presents Kirk's delicate handling of interstellar trader Cyrano Jones's multiplying annoyances with a gentle humor and relaxed resignation as to the absurdity of the situation aboard the Enterprise.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
22 Mar. 2026
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At tempos both exhilarating and more relaxed, the music was always going somewhere, with purpose and strategy.—
Scott Cantrell,
Dallas Morning News,
22 Mar. 2026
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Each crossbreed comes from a poodle bred with a cavalier King Charles spaniel, cocker spaniel, or Labrador retriever.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
19 Mar. 2026
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This cavalier attitude toward urban planning has been conjoined to a disingenuousness in the discussion of City Hall’s fate.—
Mark Lamster
Architecture Critic,
Dallas Morning News,
11 Mar. 2026
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“Lighthearted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lighthearted. Accessed 29 Mar. 2026.
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