haphazard

²haphazard

adj

Definition of HAPHAZARD

: marked by lack of plan, order, or direction

— haphazard adverb

— hap·haz·ard·ly adverb

— hap·haz·ard·ness noun

— hap·haz·ard·ry \-zər-drē\ noun

Examples of HAPHAZARD

1. We were given a haphazard tour of the city.
2. <considering the haphazard way you measured the ingredients, it's a wonder the cookies came out this good>

First Known Use of HAPHAZARD

1671

Related to HAPHAZARD

Synonyms: aimless, arbitrary, catch-as-catch-can, desultory, erratic, random, helter-skelter, hit-or-miss, scattered, slapdash, stray

Antonyms: methodical (also methodic), nonrandom, orderly, organized, regular, systematic, systematized

Related Words: accidental, casual, chance, chancy, contingent, fluky (also flukey), fortuitous, inadvertent, incidental, lucky, unconsidered, unintended, unintentional, unplanned, unpremeditated; scattershot, shotgun; irregular, odd, sporadic, spot; directionless, objectless, purposeless; indiscriminate, unsystematic; undirected; disorderly, disorganized; undiscriminating, unselective

Near Antonyms: established, fixed, regular, set, stable, steady; constant, continuous, even; arranged, managed, orchestrated, ordered, planned; aware, conscious, deliberate, purposeful, thoughtful, willful (or wilful)

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Rhymes with HAPHAZARD

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