unceremoniously

adverb

as in casually

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Recent Examples of unceremoniously After all, the company had unceremoniously killed the nano and shuffle in 2017. — Eric Griffith, PC Magazine, 23 Oct. 2026 Although it was developed at Amazon MGM, Artificial was unceremoniously dropped by Amazon earlier this summer, leaving it with no distributor. — Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 6 Oct. 2026 Steaks, such as a 16-ounce Snake River Farms wagyu ribeye ($78) are presented unceremoniously on an oval white plate, without so much as a sprig of parsley, much less a sauce. — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 25 Sep. 2026 Although she was unceremoniously fired from the franchise three years ago, Melissa Barrera remains a Scream fan. — Glenn Garner, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2026 His unexpected departure came mere days after MOCA announced Biesenbach would share leadership responsibilities with Burton, who was subsequently and unceremoniously named the museum’s new leader — its first female director. — Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026 After being unceremoniously booted from Ed Sheeran’s stadium tour for speaking out in favor of Palestine, Macklemore is building his own show. — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2026 On the other hand, Glenn is going against Saleh, a ghost of the Jets’ past, the one that owner Woody Johnson fired unceremoniously less than two years ago. — Zack Rosenblatt, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026 So too are editor Pauline Gaillard’s sharp cuts, which are often timed exactly to coincide with the moment that someone lost in faraway thought finishes swirling their mouthful of Pinot Noir and hocks it unceremoniously into a nearby receptacle. — Jessica Kiang, Variety, 11 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unceremoniously
  1. casually
  2. informally
  3. coolly
  4. nonchalantly
Adverb
  • 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
Definition of casually
Adverb
  • Every major opportunity in my life can be traced back to learning something new, whether formally or informally.
    — Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Many are setting boundaries too, with 69 percent of Gen Z and 72 percent of millennials planning to set screen-free rules or try to unplug informally during the holidays.
    — Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of informally
Adverb
  • But Thomas and Erika are no fools, coolly telling off smiling Hitler sympathizers during a tony reception.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Minor cringe is meta-cringe, standing apart from the affect while coolly investigating it.
    — Eugenie Brinkema, ARTnews.com, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of coolly
Adverb
  • The outcry came after a left-wing account on X posted a video, dated Thursday, showing two National Guard members standing nonchalantly by a ballot drop box.
    — Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 9 Oct. 2026
  • In the video, the popular streamers Maya Higa and FaZe Adapt sit together on a log, chatting nonchalantly as a massive grizzly bear lumbers toward them.
    — Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of nonchalantly

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“Unceremoniously.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unceremoniously. Accessed 31 Oct. 2026.

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