OFFHANDEDLY Synonyms: 48 Similar and Opposite Words

offhandedly

adverb

as in casually

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Recent Examples of offhandedly With the wedding just a few weeks away, Gail offhandedly introduces Tom to the concept of the celebrity pass, in which each person in a committed partnership is allowed to have sex with one famous person of his or her choice, identified in advance. — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 10 July 2026 Cardenas announced Apollo 3 in much the same way, offhandedly during our conversation. — John Koetsier, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026 America is offhandedly disregarding science. — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 15 May 2026 Sometimes, Academy Award-winning actress Sandra Bullock will offhandedly give you career advice. — Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 28 Nov. 2025 The tragedy side of things is addressed rather offhandedly — occasionally the movie will remember the boggling grief and betrayal at its center, only to shrug it off again just as quickly. — Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2025

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People continue to mill around the Jeep, chatting casually, trying to understand what has happened.

— Sydney Brownstone, NPR, 2 Aug. 2026
Made from a lightweight linen-blend material, it can be styled casually on travel days with white sneakers or dressed up for a nice dinner with strappy sandals.

— Caroline Hughes, Travel + Leisure, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of casually

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Folsom’s order keeping the grace period in effect concluded that plaintiffs are likely to succeed in their constitutional challenge of the law because arbitrarily disenfranchise voters due to mail delays beyond their control.

— Cuyler Dunn, Kansas City Star, 31 July 2026
In theory, this means any two spins could be moved around arbitrarily, brought into proximity, and entangled.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 29 July 2026

Definition of arbitrarily

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Such leads belong informally to the scientists who discover them, but there’s nothing to stop a rogue taxonomist from sailing in with the Jolly Roger at full-mast.

— Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026
Among 4,000 workers surveyed globally, only 34% say their organization practices pay transparency, formally or informally.

— Kristin Stoller, Fortune, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of informally

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Out in the high desert near Cabazon, my favorite stops are Hadley’s Fruit Orchards, home of the famous Hadley date shakes, and the whimsically Cabazon Dinosaur sculptors.

— Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2026
No landlord would allow an occupant to change his property without approval, let alone whimsically destroy a third of it.

— Letters to the Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Apr. 2026

Definition of whimsically

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Mara, Lisa and Astrid say bizarre and unsettling things, their cruelty and spite sometimes offhand, sometimes calculated.

— Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Apr. 2022
The Trolley Problem entails having to make difficult choices, contextually herein in the nature of driving decisions, and is often offhand dismissed by some as a misleading folly in the self-driving realm.

— Lance Eliot, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2021

Definition of offhand

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Permits that are granted and withdrawn capriciously, tax credits that come and go, technologies that fall in or out of favor in successive administrations, and endless legal battles all amount to dangerous barriers to investment.

— Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 16 Apr. 2026
That standard would uphold the NCAA’s interpretation of the waiver rule so long as the NCAA didn’t act arbitrarily or capriciously, either of which is difficult to show.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 27 Jan. 2026

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