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Synonyms for "offhand" in English

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offhand:
- offhand; offhanded; impromptu; off-the-cuff; extemporary; ad-lib; unrehearsed; extempore; extemporaneous
- offhanded; offhandedly; offhand

English

Detailed Synonyms for offhand in English

offhand:

offhand adj

offhand

– casually thoughtless or inconsiderate ¹
offhand; offhanded
– casually thoughtless or inconsiderate ¹
- offhand adj
  - an offhand manner¹
  - she treated most men with offhand contempt¹
- offhanded adj
offhand

– with little or no preparation or forethought ¹
impromptu; offhanded; off-the-cuff; extemporary; ad-lib; unrehearsed; offhand; extempore; extemporaneous
– with little or no preparation or forethought ¹
- impromptu adj
  - an impromptu speech¹
- offhanded adj
  - trying to sound offhanded and reassuring¹
- off-the-cuff adj
  - an off-the-cuff toast¹
- extemporary adj
  - an extemporary lecture¹
- ad-lib adj
  - his ad-lib comments showed poor judgment¹
- unrehearsed adj
  - a few unrehearsed comments¹
- offhand adj
  - offhand excuses¹
- extempore adj
  - an extempore skit¹
- extemporaneous adj
  - an extemporaneous piano recital¹

offhand adv

offhand

– in a casually inconsiderate manner ¹
offhanded; offhandedly; offhand
– in a casually inconsiderate manner ¹
- offhanded adv
- offhandedly adv
  - she threw him over offhandedly without even a Dear-John letter¹
- offhand adv
  - replied offhand, his mind a million miles away¹
offhand

– without previous thought or preparation ¹
offhandedly; offhand; offhanded
– without previous thought or preparation ¹
- offhandedly adv
  - she had made these remarks offhandedly¹
- offhand adv
  - couldn't give the figures offhand¹
  - we decided offhand to go to Canada¹
- offhanded adv

Alternate Synonyms for "offhand":

ad-lib; extemporaneous; extemporary; extempore; impromptu; offhanded; off-the-cuff; unrehearsed; unprepared
careless
offhanded; offhandedly

Related Definitions for "offhand":

casually thoughtless or inconsiderate¹
- an offhand manner¹
- she treated most men with offhand contempt¹
with little or no preparation or forethought¹
- offhand excuses¹
in a casually inconsiderate manner¹
- replied offhand, his mind a million miles away¹
without previous thought or preparation¹
- couldn't give the figures offhand¹
- we decided offhand to go to Canada¹

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University