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
The theme’s implicit insouciance becomes perplexing when accompanied by scientific studies and even a World Health Organization report touting the healing properties of art.
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Michaëla De Lacaze Mohrmann, Artforum, 1 Jan. 2025
The victory over Leylah Fernandez on Arthur Ashe was beautiful for its innocence and insouciance.
—Tim Ellis, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
Although riffing on the archetype of the bad girl is pop tradition, the new insouciance has a distinctly mischievous bent.
—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
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Michaëla De Lacaze Mohrmann, Artforum, 1 Jan. 2025
The victory over Leylah Fernandez on Arthur Ashe was beautiful for its innocence and insouciance.
—Tim Ellis, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
Although riffing on the archetype of the bad girl is pop tradition, the new insouciance has a distinctly mischievous bent.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for insouciance
Noun
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Second, the complete disregard for the speed limit adds to a sense of lawlessness in our city.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Apr. 2025
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Too often today this has not been the case, as calls for impeachment of judges for decisions the Executive disfavors and exhortations to disregard court orders sadly illustrate.—
TIME Staff,
Time,
18 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Despite societal nonchalance, tuberculosis today kills up to 1.6 million globally yearly.—
Powel H. Kazanjian,
The Conversation,
5 Mar. 2025
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Despite the change in appearance, Combs carried himself with the nonchalance of a man who was not staring down decades behind bars.—
Victoria Bekiempis,
Vulture,
14 Mar. 2025
Noun
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With devastating indifference, President Donald Trump and his special assistant Elon Musk have crippled Food for Peace, a program few Americans have heard of, but one that did tremendous good for over six decades.—
Made by History,
Time,
23 Apr. 2025
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The visit, marked by somber prayers and pointed criticism of global indifference, solidified his image as a pope deeply committed to social and economic justice.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Apr. 2025
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“Insouciance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insouciance. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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