hit-or-miss
hit–or–miss
adj \ˌhit-ər-ˈmis\Definition of HIT-OR-MISS
: marked by a lack of care, forethought, system, or plan; also : hit-and-miss
See First Known Use of HIT-OR-MISS
1848
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Synonyms: aimless, arbitrary, catch-as-catch-can, desultory, erratic, haphazard, 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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