What are some opposite words for casual?

Antonyms for casual
ˈkæʒ u əlca·su·al

This page is about all possible antonyms and opposite words for the term casual.

Wiktionary0.0 / 0 votes

  1. casualadjective

    Antonyms:
    scheduled, formal

    Synonyms:
    fortuitous, accidental, occasional, incidental

  2. casualadjective

    Happening by chance.

    They only had casual meetings.

    Antonyms:
    formal, scheduled

    Synonyms:
    occasional, incidental, fortuitous, accidental

  3. casualadjective

    Coming without regularity; occasional or incidental.

    The purchase of donuts were just casual expenses.

    Antonyms:
    formal, scheduled

    Synonyms:
    incidental, fortuitous, occasional, accidental

  4. casualadjective

    Employed irregularly

    He was just a casual worker.

    Antonyms:
    scheduled, formal

    Synonyms:
    accidental, incidental, fortuitous, occasional

  5. casualadjective

    Careless.

    Antonyms:
    formal, scheduled

    Synonyms:
    fortuitous, occasional, accidental, incidental

  6. casualadjective

    Happening or coming to pass without design.

    Antonyms:
    formal, scheduled

    Synonyms:
    occasional, accidental, fortuitous, incidental

  7. casualadjective

    Informal, relaxed.

    Antonyms:
    scheduled, formal

    Synonyms:
    fortuitous, occasional, accidental, incidental

  8. casualadjective

    Designed for informal use.

    Synonyms:
    occasional, fortuitous, accidental, incidental

    Antonyms:
    scheduled, formal

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms1.0 / 1 vote

  1. casual

    Antonyms:
    regular, ordinary, systematic, periodic, certain, fixed

    Synonyms:
    accidental, occasional, incidental, contingent, unforeseen, fortuitous

Princeton's WordNet4.0 / 4 votes

  1. 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, careful

    Synonyms:
    daily, effortless, free-and-easy, passing(a), fooling, nonchalant, chance(a), cursory, insouciant, occasional, perfunctory, everyday

  2. casualadjective

    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, difficult

    Synonyms:
    daily, effortless, free-and-easy, passing(a), fooling, nonchalant, chance(a), cursory, insouciant, occasional, perfunctory, everyday

  3. casual, everyday, dailyadjective

    appropriate for ordinary or routine occasions

    "casual clothes"; "everyday clothes"

    Antonyms:
    careful, planned, hard, concerned, regular, heavy, formal, difficult

    Synonyms:
    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, mundane

  4. casual, chance(a)adjective

    occurring or appearing or singled out by chance

    "seek help from casual passers-by"; "a casual meeting"; "a chance occurrence"

    Antonyms:
    regular, heavy, formal, hard, difficult, planned, concerned, careful

  5. casual, 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"

    Antonyms:
    hard, difficult, formal, heavy, careful, planned, concerned, regular

  6. casual, occasionaladjective

    occurring from time to time

    "casual employment"; "a casual correspondence with a former teacher"; "an occasional worker"

    Antonyms:
    planned, concerned, regular, difficult, heavy, hard, careful, formal

    Synonyms:
    daily, effortless, free-and-easy, passing(a), fooling, episodic, nonchalant, chance(a), occasional(a), cursory, insouciant, periodic, occasional, perfunctory, everyday

  7. fooling, 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, hard

    Synonyms:
    daily, effortless, free-and-easy, passing(a), fooling, nonchalant, chance(a), cursory, insouciant, occasional, perfunctory, everyday

  8. free-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, careful

    Synonyms:
    daily, effortless, free-and-easy, passing(a), fooling, nonchalant, chance(a), cursory, insouciant, occasional, perfunctory, everyday

  9. casual, effortlessadjective

    not showing effort or strain

    "a difficult feat performed with casual mastery"; "careless grace"

    Antonyms:
    formal, difficult, concerned, careful, regular, planned, hard, heavy

    Synonyms:
    daily, effortless, free-and-easy, passing(a), fooling, nonchalant, chance(a), cursory, insouciant, occasional, perfunctory, everyday

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. casualadjective

    Synonyms:
    chance, accidental, fortuitous, contingent

How to use casual in a sentence?

  1. Park Youn-hee:

    It goes well with all casual clothing.

  2. Cortney Harding:

    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.

  3. Neil Saunders:

    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.

  4. Matt Hill:

    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.

  5. Chip Babcock:

    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.

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