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devil-may-care

[dev-uhl-mey-kair] / ˈdɛv əl meɪˈkɛər /
ADJECTIVE
easygoing and carefree
Synonyms
WEAK
careless cavalier easygoing foolhardy free and easy happy-go-lucky harum-scarum heedless inattentive lackadaisical negligent nonchalant rash reckless unconcerned

Example Sentences

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The lime-green background and blurry typography on the cover of her sixth album, “Brat,” quickly became internet shorthand for the season’s pursuit of devil-may-care indulgence and personal adventure.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 17, 2026

With dark blond hair and hazel eyes, Denise had a youthful beauty and hid her tough circumstances under a devil-may-care attitude.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 18, 2024

Gone, too, was the shrugging, devil-may-care plausible deniability.

From Slate • Oct. 1, 2024

So, with that history, I just threw everything into it in a kind of devil-may-care way.

From Salon • Aug. 11, 2024

It’s an impatient, devil-may-care, chip-toothed smile on an off-kilter, asymmetrical face.

From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.