Synonyms: casual, passing, perfunctory, cursory
Definition: hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough
Usage: a casual (or cursory) inspection failed to reveal the house's structural flaws; a passing glance; perfunctory courtesy
Similar words: careless
Definition: marked by lack of attention or consideration or forethought or thoroughness; not careful
Usage: careless about her clothes; forgotten by some careless person; a careless housekeeper; careless proofreading; it was a careless mistake; hurt by a careless remark
Synonyms: casual, nonchalant, insouciant
Definition: marked by blithe unconcern
Usage: 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
Similar words: unconcerned
Definition: lacking in interest or care or feeling
Usage: the average American...is unconcerned that his or her plight is the result of a complex of personal and economic and governmental actions...beyond the normal citizen's comprehension and control; blithely unconcerned about his friend's plight
Synonyms: effortless, casual
Definition: not showing effort or strain
Usage: a difficult feat performed with casual mastery; careless grace
Similar words: easy
Definition: posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
Usage: an easy job; an easy problem; an easy victory; the house is easy to heat; satisfied with easy answers; took the easy way out of his dilemma
Synonyms: daily, everyday, casual
Definition: appropriate for ordinary or routine occasions
Usage: casual clothes; everyday clothes
Similar words: informal
Definition: not formal
Usage: conservative people unaccustomed to informal dress; an informal free-and-easy manner; an informal gathering of friends
Synonyms: casual, free-and-easy
Definition: natural and unstudied
Usage: using their Christian names in a casual way; lectured in a free-and-easy style
Similar words: informal
Definition: not formal
Usage: conservative people unaccustomed to informal dress; an informal free-and-easy manner; an informal gathering of friends
Definition: characterized by a feeling of irresponsibility
Usage: a broken back is nothing to be casual about; it is no fooling matter
Similar words: light
Definition: psychologically light; especially free from sadness or troubles
Usage: a light heart
Definition: occurring or appearing or singled out by chance
Usage: seek help from casual passers-by; a casual meeting; a chance occurrence
Similar words: unplanned
Definition: without apparent forethought or prompting or planning
Usage: an unplanned economy; accepts an unplanned order; an unplanned pregnancy; unplanned remarks
Synonyms: casual
Definition: without or seeming to be without plan or method; offhand
Usage: a casual remark; information collected by casual methods and in their spare time
Similar words: unplanned
Definition: without apparent forethought or prompting or planning
Usage: an unplanned economy; accepts an unplanned order; an unplanned pregnancy; unplanned remarks
Synonyms: occasional, casual
Definition: occurring from time to time
Usage: casual employment; a casual correspondence with a former teacher; an occasional worker
Similar words: irregular
Definition: contrary to rule or accepted order or general practice
Usage: irregular hiring practices