Synonyms for nonchalant
- adjective
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Insouciant — indifferent; unconcerned; behaving as if detached
insouciant, unconcerned, careless, casual, apathetic, blasé, devil-may-care, indifferent, cool, lackadaisical, happy-go-lucky, unflappable, relaxed, impassive, languid, uninterested, phlegmatic, uncaring, disinterested, serene, unenthusiastic, listless
2. Carefree
Definitions
- adj. 1
Indifferent; unconcerned; behaving as if detached.
He is far too nonchalant about such a serious matter.
- adj. 2
Casually calm and relaxed.
We handled the whole frenetic situation with a nonchalant attitude.
Related words
- Word family
- nonchalantly nonchalance
Example sentences
- casual They are collecting information by casual methods.
- careless It is very careless of you to leave the door open.
- unconcerned Tom said that he thought that I seemed unconcerned.
- insouciant She gave an insouciant look.
- cavalier Many drivers have a cavalier attitude towards the rules of the road.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| nonchalant | rising | |
| casual | rising | |
| careless | steady | |
| unconcerned | rising | |
| insouciant | rising | |
| cavalier | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- cool1
- 6 letters
- casual3, serene2
- 7 letters
- relaxed2, languid2
- 8 letters
- careless2, carefree2, cavalier3, uncaring3, listless2
- 9 letters
- apathetic4, impassive3
- 10 letters
- phlegmatic3, insouciant3
- 11 letters
- indifferent3, unconcerned3, unflappable4
- 12 letters
- uninterested4
- 13 letters
- disinterested4, lackadaisical5
- 14 letters
- unenthusiastic6
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (casual3 = 3 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- nonchalant
- Italiano
- svogliato
- Español
- indolente
- Deutsch
- nonchalant
- Català
- negligent