as in disregard
lack of interest or concern
wandered into the meeting with complete insouciance to the fact that she was late
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Recent Examples of insouciance
Although riffing on the archetype of the bad girl is pop tradition, the new insouciance has a distinctly mischievous bent.
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Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 21 June 2024
For her, Gary constructs Ron, a dashing, swaggering fellow with devil-may-care insouciance and a hint of real danger.
—Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2024
The insouciance of this 1986 adaptation of Alan Menken and Howard Ashman's musical is irresistible.
—Scott Hocker, theweek, 1 May 2024
The reason for this insouciance is clear: insecurity has become a racket.
—Jason K. Stearns, Foreign Affairs, 19 Apr. 2022
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Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 21 June 2024
For her, Gary constructs Ron, a dashing, swaggering fellow with devil-may-care insouciance and a hint of real danger.
—Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2024
The insouciance of this 1986 adaptation of Alan Menken and Howard Ashman's musical is irresistible.
—Scott Hocker, theweek, 1 May 2024
The reason for this insouciance is clear: insecurity has become a racket.
—Jason K. Stearns, Foreign Affairs, 19 Apr. 2022
See all Example Sentences for insouciance
Recent Examples of Synonyms for insouciance
Noun
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Trump’s blunt manner, frequent social media outbursts and disregard for polished speeches all reinforce this perception.—
Maxim Voronov,
Scientific American,
24 Jan. 2025
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Most Popular Butler suspended two more games after missing flight, Heat cite ‘pattern of disregard of team rules’ U.S. Coast Guard to ‘surge assets’ in South Florida after Trump’s immigration orders So where was Jimmy Butler on day Heat flew to Milwaukee?—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
23 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Just the right amount of contemporary Swiss alpine charm, cue the warm wood tones and cool marble bathrooms, with a shot of Scandinavian design aesthetic, all clean lines and soft furnishings, and a dash of contemporary nonchalance, signal the robust amount of dimmable light switches.—
Alexandra Cheney,
Travel + Leisure,
25 Jan. 2025
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Just as striking as the ease with which the Bruins won the game was their nonchalance afterward.—
Houston Mitchell,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Nov. 2024
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The rise of Silicon Valley, from indifference to lords of the political universe.—
Ryan Fonseca,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Jan. 2025
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Numbness had set in, and with numbness, indifference.—
Jay Nordlinger,
National Review,
27 Jan. 2025
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“Insouciance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insouciance. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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