Synonyms of offhand

offhand 1 of 2

adjective

as in impromptu

made or done without previous thought or preparation

an offhand comment that later caused the politician much embarrassment

Synonyms & Similar Words

• impromptu
• improvised
• improvisational
• extemporaneous
• offhanded
• spur-of-the-moment
• unprepared
• extempore
• off-the-cuff
• unstudied
• unrehearsed
• ad hoc
• unconsidered
• extemporary
• unpremeditated
• informal
• snap
• unplanned
• unauthorized
• spontaneous
• down and dirty
• automatic
• ad-lib
• impulsive
• instinctive
• unscripted
• casual
• cursive
• involuntary
• ill-advised
• half-cocked
• half-baked

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• prepared
• premeditated
• rehearsed
• planned
• considered
• intentional
• deliberate
• intended
• premeditative

offhand

2 of 2

adverb

as in casually

Synonyms & Similar Words

• casually
• offhandedly
• arbitrarily
• carelessly
• informally
• indiscriminately
• capriciously
• whimsically
• randomly
• promiscuously
• haphazard
• haphazardly
• irregularly
• willy-nilly
• aimlessly
• anyway
• unintentionally
• erratically
• desultorily
• accidentally
• anyhow
• unconsciously
• inadvertently
• fortuitously
• unwittingly
• hit or miss
• intermittently
• fitfully
• anywise
• unpredictably
• helter-skelter
• disjointedly
• disconnectedly
• spottily
• higgledy-piggledy
• topsy-turvy

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• systematically
• carefully
• formally
• methodically
• orderly
• deliberately
• intentionally
• gingerly
• purposely
• meticulously
• purposefully
• punctiliously