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| Main Entry: | casual |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | chance, random |
| Synonyms: | accidental, adventitious, by chance, contingent, erratic, extemporaneous, extempore, fluky, fortuitous, impromptu, improvised, impulsive, incidental, infrequent, irregular, occasional, odd, offhand, spontaneous, uncertain, unexpected, unforeseen, unintentional, unplanned, unpremeditated, serendipitous |
| Notes: | casual means suited for everyday use, informal or occurring by chance - while causal means involving or constituting a cause |
| Antonyms: | deliberate, painstaking, planned, premeditated |
| Main Entry: | casual |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | nonchalant, relaxed in manner |
| Synonyms: | aloof, apathetic, blasé, breezy, cool*, cursory, detached, easygoing, folksy*, homey*, indifferent, informal, insouciant, lackadaisical, laid-back*, loose*, mellow, offhand, perfunctory, purposeless, remote, unconcerned, uninterested, withdrawn, down home, incurious, low-pressure, pococurante, unfussy |
| Antonyms: | formal, serious |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | accidental |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | happening unexpectedly |
| Synonyms: | adventitious, casual, chance, coincidental, contingent, fluky*, fortuitous, inadvertent, incidental, random, unexpected, unforeseen, unintentional, unplanned, uncalculated, unintended |
| Antonyms: | decided, essential, intended, intentional, planned, premeditated, designed |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | aimless |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | having no goal |
| Synonyms: | accidental, any which way, blind, capricious, careless, casual, chance, desultory, erratic, fanciful, fickle, flighty, fortuitous, frivolous, haphazard, heedless, hit-or-miss*, indecisive, indiscriminate, irresolute, pointless, purposeless, random, shiftless, stray, thoughtless, unavailing, unplanned, unpredictable, vagrant, wandering, wanton, wayward, bits-and-pieces, directionless, drifting, fits and starts, goalless, objectless, undirected, unguided |
| Antonyms: | determined, directed, pointed, purposeful, resolute, goal-oriented, motivated |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | aloof |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | remote |
| Synonyms: | above, apart, casual, chilly, cold, cold fish*, cool, detached, distant, forbidding, hard-boiled*, haughty, indifferent, lone wolf*, loner*, reserved, secluded, solitary, standoffish*, supercilious, thick-skinned*, unapproachable, unconcerned, unfriendly, uninterested, unresponsive, unsociable, unsympathetic, uppity*, withdrawn, hard-hearted, incurious, laid back, offish, on ice, putting on airs, stuck up |
| Antonyms: | concerned, friendly, sociable |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | chance |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | accidental, unforeseeable |
| Synonyms: | adventitious, casual, contingent, fluky, fortuitous, fortunate, happy, inadvertent, incidental, lucky, odd, offhand, unforeseen, unintentional, unplanned, at random, unlooked for |
| Antonyms: | planned, understood, designed, foreseeable |
| Main Entry: | coincidental |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | accidental |
| Synonyms: | casual, chance, circumstantial, fluky, fortuitous, incidental, unintentional, unplanned |
| Antonyms: | decided, deliberate, planned, designed |
| Main Entry: | contingent |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | conditional; possible |
| Synonyms: | accidental, casual, chance, dependent, fluky, fortuitous, haphazard, incidental, likely, odd, probable, probably, random, subject to, uncertain, unexpected, unforeseeable, unforeseen, unpredictable, controlled by, unanticipated |
| Antonyms: | certain, definite, real, sure, truthful, unconditional |
| Main Entry: | debonair |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | charming, elegant |
| Synonyms: | affable, buoyant, casual, cheerful, courteous, dashing, detached, happy, jaunty, lighthearted, nonchalant, pleasant, refined, smooth, sprightly, suave, urbane, well-bred |
| Antonyms: | awkward, clumsy, inelegant, uncharming, undebonair |
| Main Entry: | disinterested |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | detached, uninvolved |
| Synonyms: | aloof, candid, casual, dispassionate, equitable, even-handed, impartial, impersonal, indifferent, lackadaisical, negative, neutral, nonpartisan, outside, perfunctory, remote, unbiased, unconcerned, unprejudiced, unselfish, withdrawn, incurious, just watching the clock, not giving a damn, uncurious |
| Antonyms: | biased, concerned, interested, involved, passionate, prejudiced |
| Main Entry: | easygoing |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | complacent, permissive |
| Synonyms: | amenable, breezy, calm, carefree, casual, collected, complaisant, composed, devil-may-care*, even-tempered*, flexible, free and easy, happy-go-lucky*, indolent, indulgent, informal, insouciant, laid-back*, lazy, lenient, liberal, mild, moderate, nonchalant, offhand, patient, placid, self-possessed, serene, tolerant, tranquil, unconcerned, uncritical, unhurried, uninhibited, hang-loose, low-pressure, outgiving, poised, relaxed, undemanding |
| Antonyms: | agitated, critical, demanding, hurried, intolerant, nervous, strict, upset, worried, hyped |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | extemporaneous/extemporary |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | unrehearsed, improvised |
| Synonyms: | ad hoc, automatic, casual, expedient, extempore, free, immediate, impromptu, informal, made-up, makeshift, off the cuff*, offhand, snap, spontaneous, unplanned, unpremeditated, unprepared, unstudied, ad lib, at first glance, by ear, improv, improvisatory, improviso, jamming, off the top of head, on impulse, on-the-spot, spur-of-the-moment, taking for ride, thought out loud, tossed off, tossed out, winging it |
| Antonyms: | planned, prepared, read, written, rehearsed |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | fluky |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | chance |
| Synonyms: | accidental, casual, chancy, coincidental, contingent, fortuitous, incalculable, incidental, lucky, odd, uncertain, variable |
| Antonyms: | certain, planned, sure, designed |
| Main Entry: | fortuitous |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | lucky, accidental |
| Synonyms: | arbitrary, casual, chance, contingent, fluke*, fluky*, fortunate, haphazard, happy, incidental, odd, random, unforeseen, unplanned, luck in, luck out, lucky-dog, providential, serendipitous |
| Antonyms: | calculated, deliberate, intentional, planned, unlucky, designed |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | haphazard |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | without plan or organization |
| Synonyms: | accidental, aimless, any which way, arbitrary, careless, casual, chance, desultory, devil-may-care*, disorderly, disorganized, erratic, fluke, helter-skelter*, hit-or-miss*, incidental, indiscriminate, irregular, loose, offhand, purposeless, random, reckless, slapdash, slipshod, spontaneous, sudden, unconcerned, unconscious, uncoordinated, unexpected, unorganized, unpremeditated, unthinking, willy-nilly*, all over the map, any old way, designless, unconsidered, unmethodical, unsystematic |
| Antonyms: | careful, intentional, methodical, organized, planned, straight, systematic, designed, thought-out |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | happy-go-lucky |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | blithely unconcerned |
| Synonyms: | blithe, carefree, casual, cheerful, content, cool, devil-may-care*, easy, easygoing, feckless, free and easy, heedless, improvident, insouciant, irresponsible, lackadaisical*, lighthearted, nonchalant, reckless, unconcerned, untroubled, carefree and untroubled, free-minded, living the life of Riley, without care |
| Antonyms: | disconsolate, discontented, dissatisfied, distressed, troubled, upset, worried |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | hit-or-miss |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | random |
| Synonyms: | accidental, aimless, arbitrary, casual, chance, contingent, fluky, fortuitous, haphazard, incidental, irregular, slipshod, unplanned, unpremeditated, trial-and error |
| Main Entry: | hypothetical |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | guessed, assumed |
| Synonyms: | academic, casual, conditional, conjectural, contingent, debatable, disputable, doubtful, equivocal, imaginary, imagined, indefinite, indeterminate, presumptive, pretending, problematic, putative, questionable, speculative, supposed, suspect, theoretical, uncertain, vague, assumptive, concocted, conjecturable, contestable, postulated, presupposed, provisory, refutable, stochastic, suppositional, suppositious, theoretic, unconfirmed |
| Antonyms: | calculated, confirmed, factual, measured, proved, real, reliable, truthful, proven |
| Main Entry: | impish |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | mischievous |
| Synonyms: | casual, devil-may-care*, devilish, elfin, fiendish, flippant, free and easy, fresh, frolicsome, giddy, jaunty, naughty, offhand, pert, playful, puckish, saucy*, sportive, waggish, elvish, pixieish, prankish, rascally |
| Antonyms: | subdued, behaved, unmischievous |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | incidental |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | related; minor |
| Synonyms: | accidental, accompanying, adventitious, ancillary, attendant, casual, chance, circumstantial, coincidental, concomitant, concurrent, contingent, fluke*, fortuitous, irregular, nonessential, occasional, odd, random, secondary, subordinate, subsidiary, by-the-way, contributing, contributory |
| Antonyms: | basic, essential, fundamental, important, vital |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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