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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for offhandedly
  1. casually
  2. carelessly
  3. arbitrarily
  4. informally
  5. whimsically
  6. offhand
  7. indiscriminately
  8. capriciously
Adverb
  • The warehouse manager casually replies, 'Oh, that's Customer X's inventory.
    — Natalie Lemke, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Wear these wide-leg capris casually around the house or to run errands, and then dress them up with a blouse and heels for the evening.
    — Mia Huelsbeck, PEOPLE, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of casually
Adverb
  • Each model can be useful, and each creates different risks when applied carelessly.
    — Keith Ferrazzi, Fortune, 4 Aug. 2026
  • But when leaders use them carelessly, employees may internalize a meaning the leader never intended.
    — Cheryl Robinson, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of carelessly
Adverb
  • Attorneys for the players said Thursday that the Cobb County court found the plaintiffs are likely to succeed on claims that the NCAA applied its eligibility rules arbitrarily and inconsistently.
    — Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2026
  • The government says the law does not allow land to be taken arbitrarily.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of arbitrarily
Adverb
  • But execs have spoken informally to banks about their options, though the company hasn’t formally retained a banker, generally a key early step in an M&A process.
    — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 12 Aug. 2026
  • The decision, the spokesperson said, was disseminated to residents informally during meetings — not announced in a document or formal settings.
    — Emily Holshouser August 12, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of informally
Adverb
  • Sculptures whimsically assembled from chairs, lamps, and a filing cabinet pulled from Cultural Center storage get roped off by floor tape that cleverly extends the artworks themselves, upending standard museum practice while also sticking to it.
    — Lori Waxman, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2026
  • 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
Definition of whimsically
Adverb
  • 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
Adverb
  • Our Best Defense None of this means artificial intelligence should be feared or slowed indiscriminately.
    — Emil Sayegh, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Flying over the battle, Ulf directs Silverwing's fire on both armies seemingly indiscriminately.
    — Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of indiscriminately
Adverb
  • 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
Definition of capriciously

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“Offhandedly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/offhandedly. Accessed 17 Aug. 2026.

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