insouciantly

Examples

• All

• Golic nods up and down, smiling insouciantly.

  Fiction book (1992)

• Indeed, if we are to worry about a police state, there are other possibilities which many laissez-faireists insouciantly support.

  Blog text (9)

• Yet at 2:44 minutes, the same Palestinian has staged a remarkable recovery and walks insouciantly away.

  Blog text (21)

• Jordan, Saudi Arabia, and Syria cannot be expected to look on insouciantly if the Sunni minority in central Iraq begins to lose out to what may seem to be an Iranian-backed tyranny of the majority.

  Academic text (2006)

• She walked insouciantly through the park, enjoying the sunny day without a care in the world.

• He leaned back in his chair, insouciantly twirling a pen between his fingers while listening to music.

• The cat stretched insouciantly in the sun, completely unconcerned about the world around it.

Synonyms

C

casually

vsinsouciantly

103 2.5

In a relaxed, not very careful way

keeps a carefree and relaxed feeling rather than mere carelessness

C

coolly

vsinsouciantly

19 4.3

In a calm way that shows little worry or emotion

is more light and carefree rather than calmly indifferent

N

nonchalantly

vsinsouciantly

9 7.4

In a calm way that shows no worry or excitement

is similarly unconcerned but with more relaxed playfulness

S

serenely

vsinsouciantly

7 3.9

In a calm, peaceful way without worry

adds a casual carefree attitude beyond plain peacefulness

P

placidly

vsinsouciantly

3 5.2

To act calmly and peacefully without showing excitement

is more informal and carefree rather than simply peaceful

B

breezily

vsinsouciantly

1 4.9

In a casual, confident way that shows no worry

is more simply relaxed and unconcerned rather than upbeat

A

airily

vsinsouciantly

1 6.7

In a light, careless way that shows little worry

is more genuinely relaxed and unconcerned, not merely flippant

L

levelly

vsinsouciantly

1 4.4

A person speaks or acts calmly and steadily without showing strong feeling

is more casually unconcerned rather than controlled steadiness

L

lightheartedly

vsinsouciantly

1 3.7

In a cheerful, relaxed way without worry

is more about being relaxed and unconcerned than playful cheer

L

light-heartedly

vsinsouciantly

1 3.8

In a cheerful, carefree way without showing worry

is more focused on relaxed lack of worry than cheerfulness

I

imperturbably

vsinsouciantly

1 8.1

In a calm way without showing any worry

is more light and carefree rather than firmly unflappable

U

unconcernedly

vsinsouciantly

7.0

In a way that shows no worry or interest

adds a relaxed, carefree tone rather than simple indifference

R

relaxedly

vsinsouciantly

4.2

To act in a calm, comfortable, unhurried way

adds a carefree nonchalance to that calm, not just calmness

U

unseriously

vsinsouciantly

6.2

Speaks or acts in a joking way

is carefree and relaxed rather than simply lacking seriousness

M

mellowly

vsinsouciantly

4.2

In a gentle, calm, and pleasant way

is more carefree and unconcerned rather than merely gentle

C

collectedly

vsinsouciantly

6.8

Calmly and in control of your actions and feelings

is more relaxedly carefree rather than composed and controlled

C

composedly

vsinsouciantly

6.7

Calmly and with control of your feelings

leans more toward easygoing lack of worry than composed control

N

nervelessly

vsinsouciantly

• Archaic

7.5

To act calmly without showing fear

is more carefree and unconcerned than merely nerveless control

U

unflappably

vsinsouciantly

7.4

In a calm way that does not show fear or worry

is more casually carefree rather than steadfastly calm

U

unfussily

vsinsouciantly

6.2

In a calm way without showing annoyance or complaint

is more carefree and playful rather than simply unfussy

Antonyms

A

anxiously

43 3.2

In a worried or nervous way

How Carefree

blithely

15 8.1

nonchalantly

9 7.4

insouciantly

1 9.9

casually

103 2.5

calmly

110 1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology