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as in informal
not designed to be worn only on special occasions
a restaurant where people in casual clothes are always welcome
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2
as in accidental
happening by chance
a casual meeting with the next-door neighbors on a beach in Hawaii
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as in nonchalant
having or showing a lack of interest or concern
only a casual examination of the bicycle before buying it
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as in sporadic
lacking in steadiness or regularity of occurrence
a casual attendance at their son's hockey games
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Recent Examples of casual
Acutis' tomb in Assisi—his body displayed in a wax replica and dressed in casual clothes and sneakers—has become a major pilgrimage site, and relics associated with him have toured internationally.
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Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Sep. 2025
The Shed, a casual restaurant in Santa Fe, is a great place to get a test of the local flavors.
—Zach Wichter, USA Today, 7 Sep. 2025
Wika's engagement illustrates how technology can evolve from being a casual tool to something deeply personal.
—Staff, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Compared to your standard jeans (too casual) or black dress pants (too formal), the white jeans felt just right—existing somewhere between both worlds.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 30 Aug. 2025
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Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Sep. 2025
The Shed, a casual restaurant in Santa Fe, is a great place to get a test of the local flavors.
—Zach Wichter, USA Today, 7 Sep. 2025
Wika's engagement illustrates how technology can evolve from being a casual tool to something deeply personal.
—Staff, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Compared to your standard jeans (too casual) or black dress pants (too formal), the white jeans felt just right—existing somewhere between both worlds.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 30 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for casual
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Protesters signaled their support for Karki through an informal vote on the messaging app Discord.—
Sugam Pokharel,
CNN Money,
12 Sep. 2025
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Bolsonaro's presidency was marked by intense skepticism about the pandemic and vaccines and his embrace of informal mining and land-clearing for cattle grazing, pushing deforestation rates in the Amazon rainforest to record highs.—
Ricardo Brito,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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Police determined the injury was accidental and not child abuse.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
10 Sep. 2025
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The sound does much of the work in action sequences obscured by blinding snowstorms and flashing emergency lights, punctuated by creative acts of accidental self-harm that save our protagonists from certain death more than once.—
Katie Rife,
IndieWire,
9 Sep. 2025
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Warren, in his typically nonchalant fashion, downplayed his early impact in the Colts’ offense.—
James Boyd,
New York Times,
11 Sep. 2025
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Faced with punishment from school administrators, Westman appeared alternately nervous and nonchalant, the former employee said.—
Tim Stelloh,
NBC news,
29 Aug. 2025
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Kiir and Machar had served in a unity government as part of a peace deal that ended the civil war, but their partnership remained tenuous and sporadic violence has continued between the two sides.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
12 Sep. 2025
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If done right, rather than being a sporadic on-again, off-again (and, perhaps, threatening) part of workplace life, change will be embraced as a foundational attribute of your organization’s entrepreneurial culture.—
Julia Dhar,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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The mundane worries or thoughts of everyday life seemed to dissolve under the vast sky, replaced by the rhythm of the land and the quiet insistence of nature.—
Daniel Scheffler,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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That is, the group enables Hamas to be both arsonist and firefighter, enhancing its control and reach into the lives of average, everyday Palestinians in Gaza.—
Sean Durns,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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The boats offer a low-effort way to spy on some of the coolest marine life in the region, including bat rays and even the occasional shark.—
Stacey Leasca,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Sep. 2025
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By night, Criel entertains guests for intimate dinners — and the occasional artistic performance.—
Lily Templeton,
Footwear News,
6 Sep. 2025
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Earthquakes' sudden, rapid shaking can cause fires, tsunamis, landslides or avalanches.—
CA Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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The condition causes sudden weakness or paralysis in muscles on one side of the face and is, in most cases, temporary, according to the Mayo Clinic.—
Meredith Wilshere,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
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Meanwhile, subsidies continue to favor intermittent renewables over firm capacity.—
Robert Rapier,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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Among the variations to consider are situations where one career takes the most time, or one is intermittent, or both are part-time or perhaps seasonal.—
Amy Lindgren,
Twin Cities,
6 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Casual.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/casual. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.
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