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as ininformal
not designed to be worn only on special occasionsa restaurant where people incasual clothes are always welcome

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as insporadic
lacking in steadiness or regularity of occurrenceacasual attendance at their son's hockey games

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How does the adjectivecasual differ from other similar words?

Some common synonyms ofcasual areaccidental,contingent, andfortuitous. While all these words mean "not amenable to planning or prediction,"casual stresses lack of real or apparent premeditation or intent.

acasual encounter with a stranger

When mightaccidental be a better fit thancasual?

The synonymsaccidental andcasual are sometimes interchangeable, butaccidental stresses chance.

any resemblance to actual persons is entirelyaccidental

In what contexts cancontingent take the place ofcasual?

While in some cases nearly identical tocasual,contingent suggests possibility of happening but stresses uncertainty and dependence on other future events for existence or occurrence.

thecontingent effects of the proposed law

When is it sensible to usefortuitous instead ofcasual?

Although the wordsfortuitous andcasual have much in common,fortuitous so strongly suggests chance that it often connotes entire absence of cause.

a series offortuitous events

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Recent Examples ofcasualBut thiscasualexercise of extreme power is not without a cost.ArsTechnica, 4 Apr. 2025Some questions are forcasualfans; others are strictly for the hardcore.Rob Sheffield,Rolling Stone, 4 Apr. 2025His pursuit of Gretzky has captured the attention of manycasualhockey fans, helping with tune-in for the NHL.Dade Hayes,Deadline, 27 Mar. 2025Transaction gaming dropped 6%, whilecasualand free-to-play gaming grew 16%.Naman Ramachandran,Variety, 27 Mar. 2025See All Example Sentences forcasual
Recent Examples of Synonyms forcasual
  1. informal
  2. accidental
  3. nonchalant
  4. sporadic
  5. everyday
  6. occasional
  7. sudden
  8. intermittent
Adjective
  • Bloomberg has gone so far as to report that Zaslav is in early,informaltalks regarding potential successors.
    Pamela McClintock,HollywoodReporter, 1 Apr. 2025
  • The expectation has always been that the president would behave in a certain way, abiding by a generations-long yetinformalagreement about the role and discretion of the administrative state.
    Jay Cost,The Washington Examiner, 28 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • The coroner’s office ruled the deathsaccidentaldue to blunt force trauma.
    David Matthews,New York Daily News, 8 Apr. 2025
  • Which brings us back to Johnson, anaccidentalSpeaker whose majority is on the cusp and his loyalty is at best marginal.
    Philip Elliott,Time, 7 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Thenonchalantnature of the talking stage can also shield individuals from rejection.
    Mark Travers,Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
  • 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; anonchalantorange 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 subsequentsporadicreturns for special appearances, Kelly Kelly achieved a significant milestone by capturing the WWE Divas Championship.
    Gordon G. Chang,MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
  • These societies could survive without thesporadicacquisition 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 oneverydaypurchases 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
  • This home bias is unfortunately not limited to theeverydayinvestor.
    Cicely Jones,Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • The show is thrilling as a sensory experience, humming with sinister percussive beats and theoccasionalmuffled animal squawk in the distance.
    Sophie Gilbert,The Atlantic, 5 Apr. 2025
  • Initially, MacGregor's character was supposed to make onlyoccasionalappearances, 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 asuddenround 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
  • Similar to his advice on Caterpillar, Cramer has in recent days been recommending investors not making anysuddenmovements 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, incorporatingintermittentfasting and strapping on devices that monitor body functions.
    R. Daniel Foster,Forbes.com, 1 Apr. 2025
  • To contribute positively socially by growing edible food for the community and being anintermittentspace for community gathering, creating useful things and being a useful space.
    Zoey Lyttle,People.com, 31 Mar. 2025

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“Casual.”Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/casual. Accessed 11 Apr. 2025.

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