1
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
But this casual exercise of extreme power is not without a cost.
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ArsTechnica, 4 Apr. 2025
Some questions are for casual fans; others are strictly for the hardcore.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 4 Apr. 2025
His pursuit of Gretzky has captured the attention of many casual hockey fans, helping with tune-in for the NHL.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 27 Mar. 2025
Transaction gaming dropped 6%, while casual and free-to-play gaming grew 16%.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 27 Mar. 2025
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ArsTechnica, 4 Apr. 2025
Some questions are for casual fans; others are strictly for the hardcore.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 4 Apr. 2025
His pursuit of Gretzky has captured the attention of many casual hockey fans, helping with tune-in for the NHL.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 27 Mar. 2025
Transaction gaming dropped 6%, while casual and free-to-play gaming grew 16%.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 27 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for casual
Adjective
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Bloomberg has gone so far as to report that Zaslav is in early, informal talks regarding potential successors.—
Pamela McClintock,
HollywoodReporter,
1 Apr. 2025
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The expectation has always been that the president would behave in a certain way, abiding by a generations-long yet informal agreement about the role and discretion of the administrative state.—
Jay Cost,
The Washington Examiner,
28 Mar. 2025
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The coroner’s office ruled the deaths accidental due to blunt force trauma.—
David Matthews,
New York Daily News,
8 Apr. 2025
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Which brings us back to Johnson, an accidental Speaker whose majority is on the cusp and his loyalty is at best marginal.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
7 Apr. 2025
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The nonchalant nature of the talking stage can also shield individuals from rejection.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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Among the many characters in the mural are: a gray cat perched in a tree; a white-and-black dog digging excitedly in the grass; a nonchalant orange cat lounging without a care; a dachshund mid-chase after a ball; and a black cat leaping into the air, back arched in dramatic flair.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Mar. 2025
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During her active years with WWE, which spanned from 2006 to her initial departure in 2012 and included subsequent sporadic returns for special appearances, Kelly Kelly achieved a significant milestone by capturing the WWE Divas Championship.—
Gordon G. Chang,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Apr. 2025
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These societies could survive without the sporadic acquisition of meat, anthropologists note.—
Amanda Ruggeri,
Time,
7 Apr. 2025
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In the produce aisle, food analysts said Thursday, expect small price increases on everyday purchases like bananas from Guatemala and grapes from Peru, countries whose exports to the United States will incur 10 percent tariffs when the new fees go into effect on Saturday.—
Kim Severson,
New York Times,
4 Apr. 2025
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This home bias is unfortunately not limited to the everyday investor.—
Cicely Jones,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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The show is thrilling as a sensory experience, humming with sinister percussive beats and the occasional muffled animal squawk in the distance.—
Sophie Gilbert,
The Atlantic,
5 Apr. 2025
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Initially, MacGregor's character was supposed to make only occasional appearances, but she was promoted to series regular after her performance was so well-received.—
Alexandra Schonfeld,
People.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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The fraught legal battle is also taking place amid a sudden round of visa revocations among international students at some of the country’s top universities, with college officials left unprepared and searching for answers from the government.—
Karina Tsui,
CNN Money,
7 Apr. 2025
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Similar to his advice on Caterpillar, Cramer has in recent days been recommending investors not making any sudden movements with their portfolios because there’s so much uncertainty.—
Morgan Chittum,
CNBC,
7 Apr. 2025
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Biohacking is a fancy term for lifestyle modifications that include cutting down on alcohol or coffee, incorporating intermittent fasting and strapping on devices that monitor body functions.—
R. Daniel Foster,
Forbes.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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To contribute positively socially by growing edible food for the community and being an intermittent space for community gathering, creating useful things and being a useful space.—
Zoey Lyttle,
People.com,
31 Mar. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Casual.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/casual. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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