without ceremony

ADJECTIVE

informal

Synonyms

STRONGEST

casual relaxed

STRONG

easygoing everyday natural unfussy

WEAK

breezy congenial down-home extempore familiar folksy free free-and-easy homey improv improvised laid-back loose low-pressure mellow off-the-cuff open ordinary spontaneous throwaway unceremonious unconstrained unrestrained

Antonyms

STRONGEST

buttoned-up dressed-up formal

STRONG

rigid stiff

WEAK

ceremonial ceremonious fussy

Example Sentences

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The goal isn’t Instagram perfection or curated aesthetic; it’s a quiet signal that you’re open to company, that your home is a place where people can land without ceremony.

From Salon • Dec. 2, 2025

Then one day, without ceremony, my ex gave his cat away.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2025

The statue, which was installed without ceremony on Sunday, towers over St Peter's Hill Green - close to the site of the grocers shop owned by Baroness Thatcher's family.

From BBC • May 15, 2022

The work was conducted efficiently and without ceremony.

From Washington Times • Mar. 9, 2022

And then, without argument and without ceremony, Tobias is elected to be a leader of Dauntless.

From "Insurgent" by Veronica Roth

without ceremony

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