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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | casual, simple |
| Synonyms: | breezy, colloquial, congenial, cool*, democratic, down home, easy, easygoing, everyday, extempore, familiar, folksy, frank, free, free-and-easy, homey, improv, inconspicuous, intimate, laid back, loose, low-pressure, mellow, mixed, motley, natural, off-the-cuff, open, ordinary, relaxed, spontaneous, sporty, straightforward, throwaway, unceremonious, unconstrained, unconventional, unfussy, unofficial, unrestrained, urbane, without ceremony |
| Antonyms: | buttoned-up, ceremonious, dressed-up, formal, official, rigid, stiff |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | offhand |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | ad-lib, extemporaneous |
| Synonyms: | extemporary, extempore, impromptu, improvised, informal, off the cuff, off the hip, off the top of head, spontaneous, spur-of-the-moment, throwaway, unpremeditated, unprepared, unrehearsed, unstudied, without preparation |
| Antonyms: | planned, practiced |
| Main Entry: | stopgap |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | temporarily helping |
| Synonyms: | Band-Aid, emergency, expedient, impromptu, improvised, makeshift, practical, provisional, rough-and-ready, rough-and-tumble, substitute, temp, temporary, throwaway |
| Antonyms: | completed, finished, permanent, solved |
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