offhand English

Meaning offhand meaning

What does offhand mean?

Definitions in simple English

offhand adjective

— Offhand means casually, being done without careful thought.

offhand

— adverb (= offhandedly) without previous thought or preparation couldn't give the figures offhand we decided offhand to go to Canada she had made these remarks offhandedly

— adverb (= offhandedly) in a casually inconsiderate manner replied offhand, his mind a million miles away she threw him over offhandedly without even a Dear-John letter

— adjective casually thoughtless or inconsiderate an offhand manner she treated most men with offhand contempt

— adjective (= ad-lib, extemporaneous, extemporary, extempore, impromptu, offhanded, off-the-cuff, unrehearsed) with little or no preparation or forethought his ad-lib comments showed poor judgment an extemporaneous piano recital an extemporary lecture an extempore skit an impromptu speech offhand excuses trying to sound offhanded and reassuring an off-the-cuff toast a few unrehearsed comments

Synonyms offhand synonyms

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offhanded

abrupt

extempore

extemporaneous

casual

offhandedly

extemporary

brusque

unrehearsed

steep

off-the-cuff

improvised

impromptu

extemporaneously

easy

sudden

simple

impromtu

cavalier

careless

blunt

ad-lib

ad hoc

untroubled

unexpected

unencumbered

unconstrained

tight

tense

stringent

stiff

slipshod

self-actuating

self-acting

rugged

rigid

plump

perfunctory

pat

on top of

on the spot

off-handed

off-hand

off the cuff

negligent

jerky

insouciant

informal

indifferent

in addition to

Topics offhand topics

What do people use offhand to talk about?

Language and thought Emotion Feel good Interested

Indifferent

• What words describe someone who feels indifferent?
  indifferent neutral apathetic unconcerned unmoved blasé careless lackadaisical half-hearted casual offhand nonchalant gaily

Social behavior Behavior Love

Not care

• What words describe something someone does when they don't care?
  casual offhand nonchalant gaily