loosey-goosey
Free and easy
Loosey-goosey means relaxed, flexible, or not strictly controlled.
The rhyming reduplication suggests casualness: The company has a loosey-goosey approach to deadlines.
It can imply admirable informality or problematic looseness, depending on context: Things got a little loosey-goosey after the third round of drinks.
Relaxed and informal
- relaxedFree of stress
- laid-backCalm and unhurried
- easygoingRelaxed in temperament
- freewheelingActing without restraint
unstructured · improvisational · flexible · spontaneous · unconventional · freeform · offhand · impromptu
Careless and untidy
- haphazardLacking organization or plan
- slipshodCareless and hasty
- disorganizedLacking systematic arrangement
- chaoticTotally without arrangement
messy · scattered · undisciplined · negligent · lax · imprecise · unfocused · unrigorous
casual
Relaxed and informal
freewheeling · unstructured · improvisational · flexible · spontaneous · unconventional · freeform · offhand · impromptu · off-the-cuff
sloppy
Careless and untidy
- haphazardLacking organization or plan
- slipshodCareless and hasty
- disorganizedLacking systematic arrangement
chaotic · messy · scattered · undisciplined · negligent · lax · imprecise · unfocused · unrigorous · slapdash
loosey-gooseystrict
Rigorous, without flexibility
rigid · tight · structured · regimented · buttoned-up
loosey-gooseyrigorous
Extremely thorough and careful
precise · meticulous · exacting · stringent · exact
loosey-gooseydisciplined
Having strict self-control
controlled · demanding · no-nonsense · hardline · authoritarian
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