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cavalier
Meaning: showing careless or dismissive disregard for serious matters
cavalier in a sentence
How cavalier is used in real sentences:
His cavalier attitude toward laboratory safety alarmed the instructor.
The company was cavalier about protecting its customers' private records.
“When a visiting geologist began to equivocate about those uncertainties, offering vague answers whenever the council requested a firm date, his cavalier shrug implied that their concerns scarcely mattered.”
— from the passage The Moraine Calendar
Synonyms for cavalier
Other words for cavalier — dismissive, nonchalant and heedless — carry the same meaning.
- dismissive
- nonchalant
- heedless
Antonyms of cavalier
Words that mean the opposite of cavalier:
- careful
- concerned
- attentive
Where it comes from
From French cavalier, meaning 'horseman or knight.'
Memory hook
A CAVALIER rider waves off danger with careless confidence.