Synonyms of loosey-goosey

loosey-goosey

adjective

as in mellow

chiefly US, informal very loose or relaxed

The assistant manager had a loosey-goosey attitude about the store's return policy.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• mellow
• smooth
• collected
• calm
• nonchalant
• steady
• cool
• easygoing
• serene
• confident
• breezy
• placid
• laid-back
• possessed
• affable
• unruffled
• peaceful
• unworried
• unperturbed
• undisturbed
• untroubled
• devil-may-care
• sedate
• limpid
• composed
• well-balanced
• unflappable
• detached
• tranquil
• level
• happy-go-lucky
• unshaken
• unshakable
• together
• imperturbable
• coolheaded
• centered
• even-keeled
• self-possessed
• carefree
• equal
• recollected
• disciplined
• equable
• well-adjusted
• even
• nerveless
• unconcerned
• self-composed
• dispassionate
• relieved
• aloof
• self-contained
• self-assured
• self-controlled
• assured
• indifferent
• tranquilized
• tranquillized

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• anxious
• uneasy
• nervous
• worried
• bothered
• unsettled
• distressed
• restless
• tense
• jumpy
• jittery
• unquiet
• uptight
• unstable
• skittish
• upset
• high-strung
• disturbed
• agitated
• perturbed
• unstrung
• flustered
• unhinged
• unglued
• discomposed

Examples of loosey-goosey in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Nevertheless, keep an eye on your money and your belongings today, because things are loosey-goosey and capable of sudden changes. —Georgia Nicols, The Denver Post, 31 May 2024

Thank you, Mantzoukas, for giving that classic loosey-goosey late-night energy that keeps the whole machine going. —Bethy Squires, Vulture, 15 Dec. 2023

Kids hid out in the library and the bathrooms instead of going to class, especially in the loosey-goosey months after spring break, when summer beckons. —oregonlive, 2 June 2023