as in disregard
lack of interest or concern
with their usual nonchalance they arrived at the wedding ceremony half an hour late
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Recent Examples of nonchalance
Thankfully, Mikkelsen’s grizzled nonchalance and Fuller’s tonal approach fend off sappiness.
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Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 11 Dec. 2025
Sprezzatura was a north star for court dressing and demeanor, a type of performative nonchalance that the elite could evoke and could — maybe — trickle down to the non-aristocratic classes as well, Lisby explained.
—Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 25 Nov. 2025
Nintendo has learned that the bounty hunter’s most affecting personality trait is remaining a mute goliath who handles nuisances — from chatty scientists to roaring monsters — with annoyed nonchalance.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 14 Nov. 2025
As someone who spent the majority of her teenage years in a ballet studio trying to mimic this level of ease, of nonchalance—a still upper body with strong legs kicking beneath the surface—the ambition to carry myself with a similar level of dignity or reverence has persisted throughout the years.
—Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 12 Nov. 2025
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Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 11 Dec. 2025
Sprezzatura was a north star for court dressing and demeanor, a type of performative nonchalance that the elite could evoke and could — maybe — trickle down to the non-aristocratic classes as well, Lisby explained.
—Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 25 Nov. 2025
Nintendo has learned that the bounty hunter’s most affecting personality trait is remaining a mute goliath who handles nuisances — from chatty scientists to roaring monsters — with annoyed nonchalance.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 14 Nov. 2025
As someone who spent the majority of her teenage years in a ballet studio trying to mimic this level of ease, of nonchalance—a still upper body with strong legs kicking beneath the surface—the ambition to carry myself with a similar level of dignity or reverence has persisted throughout the years.
—Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 12 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonchalance
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To this one can readily add ICE agents’ violations of constitutional restrictions on the use of force, breaches of their own use-of-force policies when confronting protesters, and the unconstitutional disregard of Fourth Amendment warrant restrictions.—
Paul Rosenzweig,
The Atlantic,
4 Feb. 2026
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Outraged over such disregard for safety, even those who had held uneasy friendships with King cut him off.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
3 Feb. 2026
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Let’s choose forgiveness over judgement, kindness over indifference, and bridges to one another instead of walls.—
Chick Pritchard,
Hartford Courant,
13 Feb. 2026
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In October 2025, she was handed a life sentence, the court noting her indifference to the consequences of her actions.—
Daria Tarasova-Markina,
CNN Money,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Nonchalance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonchalance. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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