Synonyms of insouciance

insouciance

noun

in-ˈsü-sē-ən(t)s 

as in disregard

lack of interest or concern

wandered into the meeting with complete insouciance to the fact that she was late

Synonyms & Similar Words

• disregard
• nonchalance
• indifference
• casualness
• unconcern
• apathy
• disinterestedness
• complacence
• incuriosity
• torpor
• recklessness
• carelessness
• incuriousness
• unawareness
• heedlessness
• lethargy
• lukewarmness
• coldness
• detachment
• aloofness
• callousness
• tepidness
• tepidity
• stoicism
• impassivity
• stolidity
• dispassion
• impassiveness
• halfheartedness
• insensitivity
• hardness
• listlessness
• callosity
• phlegm
• bloodlessness
• hard-heartedness
• cool

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• interest
• concern
• regard
• awareness
• attention
• attentiveness
• curiosity
• sensitivity
• keenness
• conscientiousness
• prejudice
• bias
• partiality
• zeal
• warmth
• desire
• heedfulness
• vehemence
• ardor
• warmheartedness
• passion
• fervency

Examples of insouciance in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Trusting her Loewe to contain the chaos, Ratajkowski takes It-girl insouciance to an entirely new level; loewe.com. —Larissa Hoffman, Vogue, 28 Feb. 2024

The insouciance of youth has always been a mesmerizing thing on the tennis court. —Tim Ellis, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024

To complete the look, the founder of Rare Beauty naturally chose to lacquer her lips in a fire-engine red, the true hallmark of Gallic insouciance. —Georgia Day, Glamour, 20 Feb. 2024

India does both: Her haphazard approach to birth control never dims her determination to work as an actor, and her observations teeter-totter between insouciance and profundity. —Bethanne Patrick, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2024

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