hit-or-miss
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Synonyms & Antonyms for hit-or-miss
Synonyms: Adjective
aimless, arbitrary, catch-as-catch-can, desultory, erratic, haphazard, helter-skelter, random, scattered, slapdash, stray
Synonyms: Adverb
aimlessly, anyhow, anyway, anywise, desultorily, erratically, haphazard, haphazardly, helter-skelter, irregularly, randomly, willy-nilly
Antonyms: Adjective
methodical (also methodic), nonrandom, orderly, organized, regular, systematic, systematized
Antonyms: Adverb
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I was learning Spanish hit or miss, mostly just by hearing my friends speak it.Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb
Widespread heavy rainfall Friday night into Saturday followed by hit or miss showers on Sunday and Monday,’’ forecasters wrote. — John R. Ellement, BostonGlobe.com, "After the deluge, spring returns," 16 May 2018 Episode recap podcasts can be hit or miss, often too meandering and dedicated to fan service. — Eliana Dockterman, Time, "The 50 Best Podcasts to Listen to Right Now," 30 Mar. 2018 On an offense still developing and is sometimes hit or miss, field goal kicking must be virtually perfect. — Ron Higgins, NOLA.com, "Three questions LSU needs answered vs. Ole Miss," 19 Oct. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'hit-or-miss.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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