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adj. marked by blithe unconcern; "an ability to interest casual students"; "showed a casual disregard for cold weather"; "an utterly insouciant financial policy"; "an elegantly insouciant manner"; "drove his car with nonchalant abandon"; "was polite in a teasing nonchalant manner"

Fuzzynyms (32)

smart, fresh, impertinent, impudent, overbold, saucy

adj. improperly forward or bold; "don't be fresh with me"; "impertinent of a child to lecture a grownup"; "an impudent boy given to insulting strangers"; "Don't get wise with me!"

careless

adj. marked by lack of attention or consideration or forethought or thoroughness; not careful; "careless about her clothes"; "forgotten by some careless person"; "a careless housekeeper"; "careless proofreading"; "it was a careless mistake"; "hurt by a careless remark"

dreamy, lackadaisical

adj. lacking spirit or liveliness; "a lackadaisical attempt"; "a languid mood"; "a languid wave of the hand"; "a hot languorous afternoon"

unapproachable, distant, aloof, offish

adj. remote in manner; "stood apart with aloof dignity"; "a distant smile"; "he was upstage with strangers"

easygoing, degage, easy-going, laid-back, dégagé

adj. (relaxed)

relaxed

adj. without strain or anxiety; "gave the impression of being quite relaxed"; "a relaxed and informal discussion"

flippant, light-minded

adj. showing inappropriate levity

light, quick, agile, nimble, spry

adj. moving quickly and lightly; "sleek and agile as a gymnast"; "as nimble as a deer"; "nimble fingers"; "quick of foot"; "the old dog was so spry it was halfway up the stairs before we could stop it"

shallow, glib

adj. lacking intellectual depth: "glib generalizations"; "shallow people"

passing, casual, perfunctory, superficial

adj. hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough; "a casual (or cursory) inspection failed to reveal the house's structural flaws"; "a passing glance"; "perfunctory courtesy"

Synonyms (9)

blase

adj. nonchalantly unconcerned; "a blase attitude about housecleaning"

blithe, carefree

adj. lacking or showing a lack of due concern; "spoke with blithe ignorance of the true situation"

jaunty, debonair, debonaire

adj. having a cheerful, lively, and self-confident air; "looking chipper, like a man...diverted by his own wit"- Frances G. Patton; "life that is gay, brisk, and debonair"- H.M.Reynolds; "walked with a jaunty step"; "a jaunty optimist"

detached, uninvolved

adj. showing lack of emotional involvement; "adopted a degage pose on the arm of the easy chair"- J.S.Perelman; "she may be detached or even unfeeling but at least she's not hypocritically effusive"; "an uninvolved bystander"

indifferent

adj. showing no care or concern in attitude or action; "indifferent to the sufferings of others"; "indifferent to her plea"

Antonyms (1)

concerned

adj. feeling or showing worry or solicitude; "concerned parents of youthful offenders"; "was concerned about the future"; "we feel concerned about accomplishing the task at hand"; "greatly concerned not to disappoint a small child"

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