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as in nonchalant
having a relaxed, casual manner
a devil-may-care golfer who knows that it's only a game
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as in reckless
having or showing a lack of concern for the consequences of one's actions
the devil-may-care speed with which he drives his sports car is going to cause a lot of grief someday
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as in carefree
having or showing freedom from worries or troubles
the devil-may-care attitude that some people have about needlessly contributing to global warming
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Recent Examples of devil-may-care
On Wednesday, at the Tom Ford catwalk, it was scraped back and waxed into a devil-may-care quiff style and worn with a pair of wayfarer-esque sunglasses also by the house.
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Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2025
Deadline can reveal a first clip of of the film in which Gloria is first introduced to Saxberger, who is immediately hooked but will come to learn that her flamboyant appearance and devil-may-care front hides a darker side and reality.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 29 Aug. 2025
We’re now obsessed with pirate boots: pretty much any pair with the right alchemy of slouch, weathering, metal accents, and/or devil-may-care attitude.
—Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 21 Aug. 2025
His sound, his look and his devil-may-care attitude helped forge an enduring template for heavy metal.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 July 2025
Once more, Andrea Hall originated the role of Marlena's free-wheeling, trash-talking, devil-may-care look-alike Hattie.
—Ryan Coleman Updated, EW.com, 21 July 2025
On him, loving those summery black socks pulled up just right to mid-calf, devil-may-care Harvard-dropout-style.
—Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 29 June 2025
Sonny Hayes, played with a devil-may-care attitude by Pitt, lives to drive.
—Lovia Gyarkye, HollywoodReporter, 17 June 2025
What makes Dazed and Confused so pleasurable is its adherence to a devil-may-care freedom just inside the bounds of believability.
—Hillary Kelly, The Atlantic, 6 June 2025
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Her nonchalant, soft-glam is so perfectly mesmerizing, my TikTok and social media feeds are flooded with tutorials trying to re-create her signature style.—
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One fictional and the other real, the drug lords look nonchalant.—
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His reckless decision to escalate the aggression and number of immigration agents is a causal factor, regardless of the outcome of an investigation into this tragic death.—
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Cowards habitually flee what is painful, while someone who acts bravely because of excessive confidence is simply reckless.—
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After critics picked apart her appearance during the 2015 Wimbledon tennis tournament, Williams took to social media and retorted with a carefree beach selfie.—
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The decades-old restaurant is nestled in a 2-story building in Elizabeth, serving up barbecue shrimp and live music and carefree N’awlins vibes.—
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For many young women, the stiletto’s discomfort is part of the appeal, offering proof that effort and glamor remain in an age of casual sneakers.—
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Simple yet polished, the Anrabess Long Sleeve Midi Dress is perfect for a casual Thanksgiving feast or a fall day out on the town.—
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The daredevil sequence sees Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) hijack a biplane to chase down the villainous Gabriel (Esai Morales), who's in a biplane of his own.—
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With the region offering four seasons of thrills— from hut-to-hut hikes and epic powder days to daredevil road trips—there’s really no bad time to visit.—
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Brigitte Bardot, the French actor, style icon, and animal activist who fixated the world with her insouciant, smoky-eyed sensuality, has died aged 91.—
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Its orange light is the result of an atmospheric effect called Rayleigh Scattering, wherein particles deflect the bluer wavelengths of light reflected from the lunar surface, while allowing redder wavelengths to pass through relatively unaffected.—
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First, Erickson highlighted that AWS has the most diversified and hedged revenue sources, with its core business largely unaffected by generative AI and not a competitor of ChatGPT maker OpenAI.—
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Vitale’s debut collection was one of the most anticipated of last season, and was lauded by critics as daring, original and delightfully wacky.—
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Directed by Judd Apatow and Michael Bonfiglio, the two-part documentary explores the fascinating, hilarious, and often heartbreaking life story of one of Hollywood’s most daring satirists, tracing how laughter became Brooks’ lifelong survival tool.—
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“Devil-may-care.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/devil-may-care. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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