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Antonyms for casual
ˈkæʒ u əlca·su·al
This page is about all possible antonyms and opposite words for the term casual.
Wiktionary
casualadjective
Synonyms:
fortuitous, accidental, occasional, incidentalcasualadjective
Happening by chance.
They only had casual meetings.
Synonyms:
occasional, incidental, fortuitous, accidentalcasualadjective
Coming without regularity; occasional or incidental.
The purchase of donuts were just casual expenses.
Synonyms:
incidental, fortuitous, occasional, accidentalcasualadjective
Employed irregularly
He was just a casual worker.
Synonyms:
accidental, incidental, fortuitous, occasionalcasualadjective
Careless.
Synonyms:
fortuitous, occasional, accidental, incidentalcasualadjective
Happening or coming to pass without design.
Synonyms:
occasional, accidental, fortuitous, incidentalcasualadjective
Informal, relaxed.
Synonyms:
fortuitous, occasional, accidental, incidentalcasualadjective
Designed for informal use.
Synonyms:
occasional, fortuitous, accidental, incidental
English Synonyms and Antonyms
casual
Antonyms:
congenital, essential, immanent, inborn, inbred, indispensable, indwelling, infixed, ingrained, inherent, inhering, innate, inseparable, internal, intrinsic, inwrought, native, natural, subjectiveSynonyms:
accidental, external, extrinsic, fortuitous, incidental, outward, subsidiary, superadded, superficial, superfluous, superimposed, supplemental, transient, unconnected
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
casual
Antonyms:
regular, ordinary, systematic, periodic, certain, fixedSynonyms:
accidental, occasional, incidental, contingent, unforeseen, fortuitous
Princeton's WordNet
casual, insouciant, nonchalantadjective
marked by blithe unconcern
"an ability to interest casual students"; "showed a casual disregard for cold weather"; "an utterly insouciant financial policy"; "an elegantly insouciant manner"; "drove his car with nonchalant abandon"; "was polite in a teasing nonchalant manner"
Antonyms:
formal, hard, regular, heavy, planned, difficult, concerned, carefulSynonyms:
daily, effortless, free-and-easy, passing(a), fooling, nonchalant, chance(a), cursory, insouciant, occasional, perfunctory, everydaycasualadjective
without or seeming to be without plan or method; offhand
"a casual remark"; "information collected by casual methods and in their spare time"
Antonyms:
hard, careful, planned, concerned, heavy, formal, regular, difficultSynonyms:
daily, effortless, free-and-easy, passing(a), fooling, nonchalant, chance(a), cursory, insouciant, occasional, perfunctory, everydaycasual, everyday, dailyadjective
appropriate for ordinary or routine occasions
"casual clothes"; "everyday clothes"
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careful, planned, hard, concerned, regular, heavy, formal, difficultSynonyms:
routine, occasional, passing(a), everyday, effortless, cursory, fooling, day-by-day, quotidian, daily, chance(a), free-and-easy, nonchalant, day-after-day, day-to-day, workaday, unremarkable, perfunctory, insouciant, mundanecasual, chance(a)adjective
occurring or appearing or singled out by chance
"seek help from casual passers-by"; "a casual meeting"; "a chance occurrence"
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regular, heavy, formal, hard, difficult, planned, concerned, carefulcasual, cursory, passing(a), perfunctoryadjective
hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough
"a casual (or cursory) inspection failed to reveal the house's structural flaws"; "a passing glance"; "perfunctory courtesy"
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hard, difficult, formal, heavy, careful, planned, concerned, regularcasual, occasionaladjective
occurring from time to time
"casual employment"; "a casual correspondence with a former teacher"; "an occasional worker"
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planned, concerned, regular, difficult, heavy, hard, careful, formalSynonyms:
daily, effortless, free-and-easy, passing(a), fooling, episodic, nonchalant, chance(a), occasional(a), cursory, insouciant, periodic, occasional, perfunctory, everydayfooling, casualadjective
characterized by a feeling of irresponsibility
"a broken back is nothing to be casual about; it is no fooling matter"
Antonyms:
regular, heavy, planned, concerned, careful, formal, difficult, hardSynonyms:
daily, effortless, free-and-easy, passing(a), fooling, nonchalant, chance(a), cursory, insouciant, occasional, perfunctory, everydayfree-and-easy, casualadjective
natural and unstudied
"using their Christian names in a casual way"; "lectured in a free-and-easy style"
Antonyms:
concerned, planned, hard, formal, difficult, heavy, regular, carefulSynonyms:
daily, effortless, free-and-easy, passing(a), fooling, nonchalant, chance(a), cursory, insouciant, occasional, perfunctory, everydaycasual, effortlessadjective
not showing effort or strain
"a difficult feat performed with casual mastery"; "careless grace"
Antonyms:
formal, difficult, concerned, careful, regular, planned, hard, heavySynonyms:
daily, effortless, free-and-easy, passing(a), fooling, nonchalant, chance(a), cursory, insouciant, occasional, perfunctory, everyday
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
casualadjective
Synonyms:
chance, accidental, fortuitous, contingent
How to use casual in a sentence?
It goes well with all casual clothing.
I think it's going to be tricky because the music app is separate from YouTube Red, plus they have other separate apps, if I'm a casual user I'm going to find that confusing.
While the negative reports of braking issues will not deter Tesla brand enthusiasts, it might raise doubts among the more casual buyer, it is important not to be too harsh on Tesla as other vehicles have had their share of safety and technical issues. The issue for Tesla is that unlike other car companies, it is a young brand that needs to win people over so can't afford too many missteps.
The number of casual fans around the world that the World Cup touches does create a huge opportunity for these players to really build their brand, but it's the emerging stars that really stand to gain the most.
I think this verdict reflects that there is a feeling that internet tweets and chats are more like casual conversation whether you call it opinion or rhetoric or hyperbole and should not be punished in a lawsuit.
Words popularity by usage frequency
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#596 | hard | |
#759 | natural | |
#1100 | certain | |
#1299 | regular | |
#1573 | internal | |
#1672 | fixed | |
#1928 | difficult | |
#2131 | essential | |
#2145 | heavy | |
#2290 | native | |
#3025 | concerned | |
#3408 | formal | |
#3494 | planned | |
#3596 | scheduled | |
#4690 | ordinary | |
#4833 | casual | |
#5469 | careful | |
#7935 | periodic | |
#8421 | systematic | |
#9987 | subjective | |
#10683 | inherent | |
#14490 | intrinsic | |
#17954 | congenital | |
#18563 | indispensable | |
#25535 | innate | |
#26448 | inbred | |
#40838 | inseparable | |
#52940 | ingrained | |
#65503 | inborn | |
#71087 | indwelling | |
#86054 | immanent |
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