Usual vs. Casual — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Usual and Casual
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Definitions
Usual
Commonly encountered, experienced, or observed
The usual summer heat.
Casual
Relaxed and unconcerned
A casual attitude to life
Usual
Regularly or customarily used
Ended the speech with the usual expressions of thanks.
Casual
Not regular or permanent.
Usual
In conformity with regular practice or procedure
Come at the usual time.
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Casual
Happening by chance; accidental
He pretended it was a casual meeting
Usual
Most commonly occurring; typical.
The preference of a boy to a girl is a usual occurrence in some parts of China.
It is becoming more usual these days to rear children as bilingual.
Casual
Without formality of style or manner, in particular (of clothing) suitable for everyday wear rather than formal occasions
An ideal coat for casual occasions
A casual short-sleeved shirt
Usual
The typical state of something, or something that is typical.
Casual
A person who does something irregularly
A number of casuals became regular customers
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Usual
(colloquial) A specific good or service (e.g. a drink) that someone typically orders.
I'll just have the usual.
Casual
Clothes or shoes suitable for everyday wear rather than formal occasions
She designs women's casuals
Usual
Such as is in common use; such as occurs in ordinary practice, or in the ordinary course of events; customary; ordinary; habitual; common.
Consultation with oracles was a thing very usual and frequent in their times.
We can make friends of these usual enemies.
Casual
A youth belonging to a subculture characterized by the wearing of expensive casual clothing and frequently associated with football hooliganism.
Usual
Occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure;
Grew the usual vegetables
The usual summer heat
Came at the usual time
The child's usual bedtime
Casual
Being without ceremony or formality; relaxed or informal
A casual evening with friends.
Usual
Commonly encountered;
A common (or familiar) complaint
The usual greeting
Casual
Unpremeditated or offhand
A casual remark.
Casual
Suited for everyday wear or informal use
Casual clothing.
Casual
Not serious or thorough; superficial
A casual inspection.
A casual understanding of French.
Casual
Showing little interest or concern; nonchalant
"speaks with casual aplomb about being shot at" (Janelle Brown).
Casual
Occurring or being such by chance
"in the first months when I was pregnant, before it was obvious to the casual observer" (Anne Roiphe).
Casual
Occurring at irregular or infrequent intervals; occasional
Casual employment at a factory.
A casual correspondence with a former teacher.
Casual
Employed on an irregular basis
Casual workers.
Casual
Socialized with only occasionally; not close or intimate
A casual acquaintance.
Casual
Being or occurring between sexual partners who are not in an established relationship
Casual lovers.
Casual sex.
Casual
One that serves or appears at irregular intervals, especially a temporary worker.
Casual
Casuals Casualwear
Sent my casuals to the cleaners.
Casual
A soldier temporarily attached to a unit while awaiting permanent assignment.
Casual
Happening by chance.
They only had casual meetings.
Casual
Coming without regularity; occasional or incidental.
The purchase of donuts was just a casual expense.
Casual
Employed irregularly.
He was just a casual worker.
Casual
Careless.
Casual
Happening or coming to pass without design.
Casual
(of behavior, usage, or milieu) Informal; relaxed.
Tone in casual interactions
Casual
(of clothing or utensils) Designed for informal or everyday use.
Business casual
Pants in the casual wear collection
Casual
A worker who is only working for a company occasionally, not as its permanent employee.
Casual
A soldier temporarily at a place of duty, usually en route to another place of duty.
Casual
A member of a group of football hooligans who wear expensive designer clothing to avoid police attention; see casual (subculture).
Casual
One who receives relief for a night in a parish to which he does not belong; a vagrant.
Casual
A player of casual games.
The devs dumbed the game down so the casuals could enjoy it.
Casual
(fandom slang) A person whose engagement with media is relaxed or superficial.
Casual
A tramp.
Casual
Shoes suitable for everyday use, as opposed to more formal footwear.
Casual
Happening or coming to pass without design, and without being foreseen or expected; accidental; fortuitous; coming by chance.
Casual breaks, in the general system.
Casual
Coming without regularity; occasional; incidental; as, casual expenses.
A constant habit, rather than a casual gesture.
Casual
One who receives relief for a night in a parish to which he does not belong; a vagrant.
Casual
Marked by blithe unconcern;
An ability to interest casual students
Showed a casual disregard for cold weather
An utterly insouciant financial policy
An elegantly insouciant manner
Drove his car with nonchalant abandon
Was polite in a teasing nonchalant manner
Casual
Without or seeming to be without plan or method; offhand;
A casual remark
Information collected by casual methods and in their spare time
Casual
Suited for everyday use;
Casual clothes
Everyday clothes
Casual
Occurring or appearing or singled out by chance;
Their accidental meeting led to a renewal of their friendship
Seek help from casual passers-by
A casual meeting
A chance occurrence
Casual
Hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough;
A casual (or cursory) inspection failed to reveal the house's structural flaws
A passing glance
Perfunctory courtesy
Casual
Employed in a specified capacity from time to time;
Casual employment
A casual correspondence with a former teacher
An occasional worker
Casual
Characterized by a feeling of irresponsibility;
A broken back is nothing to be casual about; it is no fooling matter
Casual
Natural and unstudied;
Using their Christian names in a casual way
Lectured in a free-and-easy style
Casual
Not showing effort or strain;
A difficult feat performed with casual mastery
Careless grace
