CASUALLY Synonyms: 48 Similar and Opposite Words

casually

adverb

Definition of casually

as in carelessly

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Recent Examples of casually Scammers can lift voice samples from videos people casually post on platforms like Instagram and TikTok. — Muskaan Arshad, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026 As a result, Stiltz’s observations lean toward glib rather than casually profound. — Harry Thorfinn-George, Pitchfork, 22 Oct. 2026 And though Reid does his best with the brazenly flirtatious, casually chauvinistic Rapp, Yaga badly overplays its hand with his womanizing. — Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 20 Oct. 2026 Unfortunately, there are too many cases in which an individual is chosen casually and lacks the necessary skills. — Elliot Raphaelson, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 Oct. 2026 Chromebooks casually offer a handful of advantages over regular computers, starting with faster startup times and response rates. — George Yang, PC Magazine, 16 Oct. 2026 The whole affair had a playfully casual mood, with Edwards casually eating his dinner while presenting the prizes and gleefully razzing the winners during their acceptance speeches. — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 15 Oct. 2026 And a guitar given to him by his hero turned collaborator Bruce Springsteen leans casually against the striped sofa. — Hannah Martin, Architectural Digest, 12 Oct. 2026 But there’s something widely appealing about speaking casually, broadly and vaguely in order to reduce friction. — John Hodgman, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for casually

Adverb

Neither phone should be used carelessly at the beach, but that higher dust rating offers a little more peace of mind.

— Nilay Patel, The Verge, 21 Oct. 2026
Combine them carelessly and you either gold-plate the commercial layer or under-build the safety-critical one.

— Stephen Farrugia, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of carelessly

Adverb

And Jeremy Allen White is Jeff Horwitz, the Wall Street Journal tech reporter with whom Haugen collaborates on an explosive series of articles informally titled The Facebook Files, exposing the toxic culture behind the company’s stratospheric reach.

— David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2026
Much of this is processed informally, where workers can be exposed to toxic substances while recovering valuable metals such as gold and silver.

— Aniruddha Ghosal, Chicago Tribune, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of informally

Adverb

To minimize conflict concerns, Mare offhandedly volunteers to temporarily work at the Cincinnati Chronicle, the Teller’s sister paper, while some of its staff members are on maternity leave.

— Senior Television, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026
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

Definition of offhandedly

Adverb

Place names that are changed arbitrarily and without due process should not be recognized by the international community.

— Reuben Rose-Redwood, Time, 23 Oct. 2026
The judge said the school board inserted its own opinions into the decision, and thus acted arbitrarily and illegally.

— Tara Lynch, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of arbitrarily

Adverb

People get overexcited about the latest breakthrough and begin investing indiscriminately in the companies driving the innovation.

— RUCHIR SHARMA, Foreign Affairs, 13 Oct. 2026
The suspect appeared to have fired indiscriminately at students in a classroom next to his own after leaving his Grade 9 classroom, Palencia said in a separate interview with local DZBB radio.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of indiscriminately

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It’s been over a year since Audrey Hobert released her debut album, Who’s the Clown, but the world still can’t get enough of her whimsically addicting pop songs.

— Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 15 Oct. 2026
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

Definition of whimsically

Adverb

Huxley’s critique is clear; America mistakes body for spirit, promiscuously confusing the physical with the metaphysical.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 May 2026
Political factions are steered by big personalities, and politicians jump promiscuously between parties.

— BEN BLAND, Foreign Affairs, 13 Feb. 2024

Definition of promiscuously

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

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