Casual

//ˈkaʒ(uː)əl//

Synonyms for "casual" (472 found)

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Closest matches (95)

accidental contingent easy fortuitous free and easy incidental informal insouciant occasional offhand perfunctory random relaxed unexpected unplanned abrupt accessory accidentally additional adscititious

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Adjective(20 words)

unplanned accidental accidentary ad hoc ad lib adventitious airy at ease at peace blasé by accident by the by carefree careless cas causeless chanceable chill colloquial cool

Noun(1 words)

bum

Adjective(3 words)

chance cursory daily

Strong matches (141)

Noun(3 words)

derelict dresser floater

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Adjective(23 words)

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lighthearted lippening loose

Adjective(5 words)

effortless everyday fooling free-and-easy insouciant

Related words (236)

low-pressure maquis maquisard meaningless menial mickey mouse migrant mindless minor misshapen moiler natural navvy negligent nodding nonchalant nonessential nonjudgmental nonsystematic nonuniform

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nothing to it numb oblivious odd off offhanded office temporary orderless out-of-the-way painless parenthetic parenthetical part time part-time partisan pauper penniless man petty plain planless pococurante poor devil poor man poorling proletarian promiscuous provisional purposeless reckless reflex reflexive regardless remote resistance resistance fighter respectless risky roustabout salaried worker scratch secondary self-employed person senseless serendipitous servant shapeless shoestring side simple simple as abc small-beer smooth snap snug sociable soft spare spare time spasmodic spontaneous sporadic sporty starveling stiff stochastic straggling straggly straightforward stray subsidiary superadded superfluous supervenient supplemental supplementary systemless tactless temporary thoughtless toiler trained trivial turned off turned-off unaccountable unadvised unaffected unanxious unarranged unassuming unburdensome uncalculated uncaused unceremonious uncertain unclassified uncomplicated unconcerned unconscious unconsidered unconstrained unconventional uncritical uncriticizing undeliberate undeliberated undemanding underground underground fighter undesigned undetermined undifferentiating undiplomatic undirected undiscreet undiscriminating undiscriminative unessential unexacting unfastidious unforeseeable unforeseen unfussy ungraded unheedful unheeding unhurried unimportant unintended unintentional uninterested unjoined unlooked for unlooked-for unmeditated unmethodical unmeticulous unmindful unmotivated unofficial unordered unorganized unparticular unpredictable unpremeditated unprepared unready unreserved unselective unsolicitous unsorted unstudied unsubtle unsure unsymmetrical unsystematic untactful unthinking ununiform unwilled vague vc vietcong wage earner wage slave wageworker wandering welfare client wholesale withdrawn worker workgirl workhand working girl workingman workingwoman workman

Adjective(25 words)

mellow nonchalant occasional off-the-cuff offhand pococurante random relaxed serendipitous serene solute spur-of-the-moment tranquil unanxious unbothered unconcerned undisturbed unexpected unforeseen unintended

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unintentional unruffled untroubled unworried wanton

Adjective(5 words)

nonchalant occasional passing perfunctory superficial

Noun(9 words)

perry boy scatterling swagman tramp truant vagabond vagrant waif wino

Related word relations

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11 relation types

Antonyms

3 entries

ceremonial expected inevitable

Synonyms

15 entries

accidental contingent everyday fooling fortuitous free and easy incidental informal insouciant occasional offhand perfunctory random relaxed unexpected

Related terms

2 entries

case casualty

capable of

1 entries

refer to way of dressing

derived

27 entries

business casual casual Friday casual alien casual gaming casual sex casual ward casual water casualisation casualism casualist casualization casualize casually casualness casualty casualwear

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derived from

1 entries

casualty

etymologically related_to

2 entries

cadence case

has context

6 entries

australian british derogatory nz uk video games

is a

1 entries

shoe

related to

18 entries

careless case casual game casualty chance designer employed everyday football hooligan incidental informal irregularly parish relaxed relief

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similar

9 entries

careless easy informal irregular light unconcerned unplanned

Translations

140 translations across 23 languages.

Bashkir

1 entries

осраҡлы adj (happening by chance)

Bulgarian

4 entries

инцидентен adj (coming without regularity; occasional or incidental)
небрежен adj (careless)
неофициален adj (informal, relaxed)
непредвиден adj (happening or coming to pass without design)

Catalan

4 entries

casual adj (happening by chance)
informal adj (informal, relaxed)
informal adj (designed for informal or everyday use)
ocasional adj (coming without regularity; occasional or incidental)

Czech

4 entries

náhodný adj (happening by chance)
občasný adj (coming without regularity; occasional or incidental)
příležitostný adj (coming without regularity; occasional or incidental)
brigádník noun (a worker who is only working for a company occasionally)

Danish

1 entries

afslappet adj (informal, relaxed)

Dutch

1 entries

achteloos adj (careless)

Finnish

4 entries

arki adj (designed for informal or everyday use)
harkitsematon adj (happening or coming to pass without design)
huoleton adj (careless)
huoleton adj (informal, relaxed)

French

4 entries

accidentel adj (happening by chance)
de hasard adj (happening by chance)
décontracté adj (designed for informal or everyday use)
désinvolte adj (careless)

Galician

1 entries

casual adj (happening by chance)

Georgian

1 entries

შემთხვევითი adj (happening by chance)

German

4 entries

beiläufig adj (happening by chance)
gelegentlich adj (coming without regularity; occasional or incidental)
gelegentlich adj (employed irregularly)
gleichgültig adj (careless)

Greek

3 entries

απρόβλεπτος adj (happening or coming to pass without design)
περιστασιακός adj (coming without regularity; occasional or incidental)
τυχαίος adj (happening by chance)

Hungarian

4 entries

alkalmi adj (coming without regularity; occasional or incidental)
alkalmi adj (employed irregularly)
fesztelen adj (informal, relaxed)
hétköznapi adj (designed for informal or everyday use)

Italian

4 entries

casual adj (designed for informal or everyday use)
casuale adj (happening or coming to pass without design)
fortuito adj (happening or coming to pass without design)
informale adj (informal, relaxed)

Japanese

4 entries

カジュアルな adj (informal, relaxed)
偶然の adj (happening by chance)
偶然の adj (coming without regularity; occasional or incidental)
思い掛けない adj (happening or coming to pass without design)

Māori

4 entries

hāpūpū adj (happening by chance)
hāramuramu adj (coming without regularity; occasional or incidental)
hāramuramu adj (happening or coming to pass without design)
hāramuramu adj (informal, relaxed)

Norwegian

1 entries

tilfeldig adj (happening by chance)

Polish

4 entries

casual adj (designed for informal or everyday use)
casualowy adj (designed for informal or everyday use)
codzienny adj (designed for informal or everyday use)
doraźny adj (happening by chance)

Portuguese

4 entries

casual adj (happening by chance)
casual adj (coming without regularity; occasional or incidental)
casual adj (informal, relaxed)
casual adj (designed for informal or everyday use)

Russian

4 entries

вре́менный adj (employed irregularly)
небре́жный adj (careless)
неофициа́льный adj (informal, relaxed)
непара́дный adj (designed for informal or everyday use)

Spanish

4 entries

accidental adj (happening by chance)
casual adj (happening by chance)
coloquial adj (informal, relaxed)
de sport adj (designed for informal or everyday use)

Swedish

1 entries

ledig adj (informal, relaxed)

Turkish

4 entries

arasıra adj (employed irregularly)
boşverci adj (careless)
rahat adj (designed for informal or everyday use)
rastgele adj (coming without regularity; occasional or incidental)

Sample sentences

33 total sentences available.

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We ought to expect some casual visitors.

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A casual remark can hurt someone.

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That topic is too intimate to share with casual acquaintances.

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It was a casual meeting.

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