Synonyms for offhanded
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1. ad-lib, extemporaneous, extemporary, extempore, impromptu, offhand, offhanded, off-the-cuff, unrehearsedadjective

   with little or no preparation or forethought

   "his ad-lib comments showed poor judgment"; "an extemporaneous piano recital"; "an extemporary lecture"; "an extempore skit"; "an impromptu speech"; "offhand excuses"; "trying to sound offhanded and reassuring"; "an off-the-cuff toast"; "a few unrehearsed comments"

   Synonyms:
   unwritten, unrehearsed, ad-lib, off-the-cuff, extemporaneous, extempore, offhand, spontaneous, extemporary, impromptu

   Antonyms:
   prepared, careful

2. offhand, offhandedadverb

   casually thoughtless or inconsiderate

   "an offhand manner"; "she treated most men with offhand contempt"

   Synonyms:
   unrehearsed, ad-lib, off-the-cuff, extemporaneous, extempore, offhand, extemporary, impromptu

   Antonyms:
   careful, prepared

3. offhand, offhanded, offhandedlyadverb

   without previous thought or preparation

   "couldn't give the figures offhand"; "we decided offhand to go to Canada"; "she had made these remarks offhandedly"

   Synonyms:
   offhandedly, offhand

   Antonyms:
   careful, prepared

4. offhand, offhanded, offhandedlyadverb

   in a casually inconsiderate manner

   "replied offhand, his mind a million miles away"; "she threw him over offhandedly without even a Dear-John letter"

   Synonyms:
   offhandedly, offhand

   Antonyms:
   careful, prepared

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1. Jack McCain:

   Even this, i hope his personality has shown through. Whether it was an offhanded comment or not, if that's his true belief, then there needs to be some serious soul-searching as to whether or not he is a viable candidate for president.

2. Tom Brady:

   I think that it's just a different world than when I started in professional football. Even an offhanded comment like that...that people may run with, i mean it's just people doing their job. I mean a comment like that, it's -- I try to have fun with certain things.

3. Bridget Anne Kelly:

   I realize that my offhanded attempts at sarcasm and humor were not as witty as they were intended to be, but even with this acknowledgment ... I am not guilty for the crimes of which I have been accused.