Consumers found the attitude of its staff offhand.
careless
With a careless flip of his wrists, he sent the ball on its way.
understated
unthinking
Bruce was no unthinking vandal.
ill-considered
He made some ill-considered remarks about the cost.
Additional synonyms
in the sense of careless
Definition
unconcerned in attitude or action
With a careless flip of his wrists, he sent the ball on its way.
Synonyms
nonchalant,
casual,
offhand,
artless,
unstudied,
regardless
in the sense of ill-considered
He made some ill-considered remarks about the cost.
Synonyms
unwise,
rash,
imprudent,
careless,
precipitate,
hasty,
heedless,
injudicious,
improvident,
overhasty
in the sense of offhand
Definition
curt or casual in manner
Consumers found the attitude of its staff offhand.
Synonyms
casual,
informal,
indifferent,
careless,
abrupt,
cavalier,
aloof,
unconcerned,
curt,
uninterested,
glib,
cursory,
couldn't-care-less,
apathetic,
perfunctory,
blasé,
brusque,
take-it-or-leave-it (informal),
nonchalant,
lackadaisical,
unceremonious,
offhanded
Nearby words of
throwaway
throw something out
throw something up
throw up
throwaway
thrush
thrust
thrust something upon someone
Synonyms of 'throwaway'
throwaway
Explore 'throwaway' in the dictionary
Additional synonyms
in the sense of passing
Definition
casual or superficial
He only gave us a passing glance.
Synonyms
superficial,
short,
quick,
slight,
glancing,
casual,
summary,
shallow,
hasty,
cursory,
perfunctory,
desultory
in the sense of unthinking
Definition
done or happening without careful consideration
Bruce was no unthinking vandal.
Synonyms
impulsive,
senseless,
unconscious,
mechanical,
rash,
careless,
instinctive,
oblivious,
negligent,
unwitting,
witless,
inadvertent,
heedless,
unmindful
throwaway
(θroʊəweɪ)
Word forms: plural throwaways
1. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]
A throwaway product is intended to be used only for a short time, and then to be thrown away.
Now they are producing throwaway razors.
Synonyms: disposable, one-use, expendable More Synonyms of throwaway
A throwaway is a throwaway product.
She's taken throwaways and given them new lives with the aid of paint and imagination.
2. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]
If you say that someone makes a throwaway remark or gesture, you mean that they make it in a casual way, although it may be important, or havesome serious or humorous effect.
...a throwaway remark she later regretted.
The humour and throwaway lines ensure that the piece never loses its pace.
Synonyms: casual, passing, offhand, careless More Synonyms of throwaway
throwaway in British English
(ˈθrəʊəˌweɪ)
adjective(prenominal)
1.
said or done incidentally, esp for rhetorical effect; casual
a throwaway remark
2.
a.
anything designed to be discarded after use rather than reused, refilled, etc; disposable
b.
(as modifier)
a throwaway carton
noun
3. mainly US and Canadian
a handbill or advertisement distributed in a public place
verbthrow away(tr, adverb)
4.
to get rid of; discard
5.
to fail to make good use of; waste
to throw away all one's money on horses
throwaway in American English
(ˈθroʊəˌweɪ)
noun
1.
a leaflet, handbill, etc. distributed as in the streets or from house to house
2.
anything designed or intended to be discarded after use
3.
a remark made or made as if casually
4.
something included only to fill a gap
adjective
5. US
designed to be discarded after use
a throwaway bottle
6.
delivered in a deliberately offhand manner, as a line of dialogue in a play
7.
offhand; casual
Examples of 'throwaway' in a sentence
throwaway
And some of the throwaway comments would be hard to invent.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
It seemed like it was just a throwaway comment.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
We get glimpses of his throwaway humour.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
It began with an almost throwaway comment.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
They are a potent symbol of our throwaway society and public opinion recognises this.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
There are many throwaway lines that would form entire plots in other books.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
It is also there in the odd throwaway line.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Any sort of throwaway line of this nature is to be regretted.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
We live in a throwaway culture where it is cheaper to replace most faulty household goods than to repair them.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
That dangerous throwaway line is frequently harnessed by the enemies of equality as an easy way of evading tough questions.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
It was only a throwaway comment.
The Sun (2014)
People now don't want so much throwaway fashion.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
It's a problem we have in such a throwaway society.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
What is a little more unexpected is that this is no frothy, throwaway piece of pretty silliness.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
We have been brainwashed into becoming a throwaway society, from excessive packaging to clothes deemed too last year.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Originally it was a throwaway comment that became a metaphor, which in turn has become the philosophy that defines the club.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
The final climax pushes its luck a little, relying as it does on perfect recall of a throwaway comment in the first act.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
The thing I dislike most about fashion is its throwaway nature.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
I doubt she's made a throwaway comment in her life.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
In the long term, the Government hopes to have an impact on the throwaway culture.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
That's the other thing about watches: in an increasingly throwaway culture they remain a symbol of continuity.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
So whether you fancy a bit of cheap throwaway fashion or a spending spree, you'll find an outfit you can afford.
The Sun (2008)
The charity said: 'We pick up the pieces of a throwaway society where animals are too often seen as commodities and not companions.