catch-as-catch-can
adjectiveDefinition of catch-as-catch-can
: using any available means or method : hit-or-miss a catch-as-catch-can system that relies on borrowed judges— Patricia Nealon
Synonyms & Antonyms for catch-as-catch-can
Synonyms
aimless, arbitrary, desultory, erratic, haphazard, helter-skelter, hit-or-miss, random, scattered, slapdash, stray
Antonyms
methodical (also methodic), nonrandom, orderly, organized, regular, systematic, systematized
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