| ADJECTIVE | all | casual, insouciant, nonchalant | marked by blithe unconcern / unconcern |
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| all | casual | without or seeming to be without plan or method | |
| all | casual, everyday, daily | appropriate for ordinary or routine occasions | |
| all | casual, chance | occurring or appearing or singled out by chance | |
| all | casual, cursory, passing, perfunctory, superficial | hasty and without attention to detail | |
| all | casual, occasional | occurring from time to time | |
| all | casual, fooling | characterized by a feeling of irresponsibility | |
| all | casual, free-and-easy | natural and unstudied | |
| all | casual, effortless | not showing effort or strain |
| Sounds | kae'zhahwahl; kae'zhwahl | |
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| Rhymes | abdominal ... zoological: 2115 rhymes with ahl... | |
| Meaning | marked by blithe unconcern / unconcern. | |
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| Synonyms | insouciant, nonchalant | |
| Broader | unconcerned | lacking in interest or care or feeling |
| Spanish | despreocupado, indiferente | |
| Nouns | casualness | a casual manner |
| Adverbs | casually | in an unconcerned manner |
| Meaning | Without or seeming to be without plan or method; offhand. | |
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| Broader | unplanned | Without apparent forethought or prompting or planning |
| Catalan | casual | |
| Nouns | casualness | a casual manner |
| Adverbs | casually | not methodically or according to plan |
| Meaning | Appropriate for ordinary or routine occasions. | |
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| Example | "casual clothes" | |
| Synonyms | everyday, daily | |
| Broader | informal | not formal |
| Spanish | cotidiano | |
| Nouns | casualness | a casual manner |
| Meaning | Occurring or appearing or singled out by chance. | |
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| Synonym | chance | |
| Broader | unplanned | Without apparent forethought or prompting or planning |
| Spanish | accidental, casual, fortuito, ocasional | |
| Catalan | accidental, casual, fortuït, ocasional | |
| Nouns | casualness | a casual manner |
| Meaning | hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough. | |
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| Example | "a casual (or cursory) inspection failed to reveal the house's structural flaws" | |
| Synonyms | cursory, passing, perfunctory, superficial | |
| Broader | careless | marked by lack of attention or consideration or forethought or thoroughness |
| Spanish | somero, superficial | |
| Catalan | superficial | |
| Nouns | casualness | a casual manner |
| Meaning | occurring from time to time. | |
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| Synonym | occasional | |
| Broader | irregular | contrary to rule or accepted order or general practice |
| Spanish | fortuito, ocasional | |
| Catalan | casual | |
| Nouns | casualness | a casual manner |
| Meaning | Characterized by a feeling of irresponsibility. | |
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| Example | "a broken back is nothing to be casual about | |
| Synonym | fooling | |
| Broader | light | psychologically light |
| Nouns | casualness | a casual manner |
| Meaning | Natural and unstudied. | |
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| Example | "using their Christian names in a casual way" | |
| Synonym | free-and-easy | |
| Broader | informal | not formal |
| Spanish | casual, desenfadado, despreocupado | |
| Nouns | casualness | a casual manner |
| Meaning | not showing effort or strain. | |
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| Example | "a difficult feat performed with casual mastery" | |
| Synonym | effortless | |
| Broader | easy | posing no difficulty |
| Spanish | casual, informal | |
| Nouns | casualness | a casual manner |
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