Synonyms for casual
ˈkæʒ u əlca·su·al

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1. casualadjective

   Synonyms:
   fortuitous, accidental, occasional, incidental

   Antonyms:
   scheduled, formal

2. casualadjective

   Happening by chance.

   They only had casual meetings.

   Synonyms:
   occasional, incidental, fortuitous, accidental

   Antonyms:
   formal, scheduled

3. casualadjective

   Coming without regularity; occasional or incidental.

   The purchase of donuts were just casual expenses.

   Synonyms:
   incidental, fortuitous, occasional, accidental

   Antonyms:
   formal, scheduled

4. casualadjective

   Employed irregularly

   He was just a casual worker.

   Synonyms:
   accidental, incidental, fortuitous, occasional

   Antonyms:
   scheduled, formal

5. casualadjective

   Careless.

   Synonyms:
   fortuitous, occasional, accidental, incidental

   Antonyms:
   formal, scheduled

6. casualadjective

   Happening or coming to pass without design.

   Synonyms:
   occasional, accidental, fortuitous, incidental

   Antonyms:
   formal, scheduled

7. casualadjective

   Informal, relaxed.

   Synonyms:
   fortuitous, occasional, accidental, incidental

   Antonyms:
   scheduled, formal

8. casualadjective

   Designed for informal use.

   Synonyms:
   occasional, fortuitous, accidental, incidental

   Antonyms:
   scheduled, formal

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. casual

   Synonyms:
   accidental, external, extrinsic, fortuitous, incidental, outward, subsidiary, superadded, superficial, superfluous, superimposed, supplemental, transient, unconnected

   Antonyms:
   congenital, essential, immanent, inborn, inbred, indispensable, indwelling, infixed, ingrained, inherent, inhering, innate, inseparable, internal, intrinsic, inwrought, native, natural, subjective

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

1. casual

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

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

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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"

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

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

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"

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

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

3. casual, everyday, dailyadjective

   appropriate for ordinary or routine occasions

   "casual clothes"; "everyday clothes"

   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

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

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"

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

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

7. fooling, casualadjective

   characterized by a feeling of irresponsibility

   "a broken back is nothing to be casual about; it is no fooling matter"

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

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

8. free-and-easy, casualadjective

   natural and unstudied

   "using their Christian names in a casual way"; "lectured in a free-and-easy style"

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

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

9. casual, effortlessadjective

   not showing effort or strain

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

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

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

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1. casualadjective

   Synonyms:
   accidental, fortuitous, incidental, contingent, that happens by chance

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1. casualadjective

   Synonyms:
   chance, accidental, fortuitous, contingent

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1. List of paraphrases for "casual":

   occasional, non-daily, episodic, temporary, breezy, unforeseen, flippant, incidental, contingent, causal, unplanned, odd-job, nonchalant, infrequent, accidental, sporadic, adventitious, provisional

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1. List of known nicknames for "Casual":

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1. Andrew Amato-Gauci:

   To reverse this trend, we need to encourage people to use condoms consistently with new and casual partners.

2. Jonathan Turley:

   Frankly, I'm surprised there was not an autopsy, i was also surprised at how casual the treatment of the scene appeared to be. I mean, you had someone pronounced dead over the description of marshals on the phone. This is not just anyone, this is a member of the U.S. Supreme Court, one of the highest officials in the judicial branch, therefore one of the highest officials in our government.

3. Alick McWhirter:

   The blast was felt by officers 10-15 meters (32-49 foot) away -- this was not a casual act, the attack required planning and the attack place was chosen. They waited until officers exited their vehicles (to set off the bomb).

4. Melania Trump.Stephanie Grisham:

   Yes. I would cooperate if they reached out. I have had a couple of very casual conversations about it. I haven't been formally asked, but yes I would cooperate if needed, absolutely.

5. Alin Ciocan:

   I didn't believe it at first, i really, really enjoy serving people, but it's a strange time at the moment, and all the casual dining and high street restaurants are in decline.