Synonyms for off-hand
- adjective
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Casual — careless; without sufficient thought or consideration
casual, careless, glib, brusque, easy-going, easy, devil-may-care, cavalier, insouciant, indifferent, unconcerned, relaxed, nonchalant, carefree
2. Off-the-cuff
off-the-cuff, impromptu, extemporaneous, ad-lib, improvised, unstudied, unrehearsed, extempore, unpremeditated, extemporary rare
Other
Definitions
- adj. 1
Careless; without sufficient thought or consideration.
He doesn't realise how hurtful his offhand remarks can be.
- adj. 2
Without planning or thinking ahead.
She gave an offhand speech.
Related words
- Other spellings
- offhand
Example sentences
- casual They are collecting information by casual methods.
- careless It is very careless of you to leave the door open.
- glib He may seem glib, but he knows what he's talking about.
- brusque I was a little brusque with you before.
- impromptu I called a few friends and we had an impromptu party.
By length
- 4 letters
- easy2, glib1
- 6 letters
- casual3
- 7 letters
- relaxed2, brusque1
- 8 letters
- careless2, cavalier3, carefree2
- 9 letters
- impromptu3, unstudied, extempore
- 10 letters
- improvised3, nonchalant3, insouciant3
- 11 letters
- indifferent3, unconcerned3, unrehearsed3, extemporary
- 14 letters
- extemporaneous, unpremeditated
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (easy2 = 2 syllables).