Definition of hit-or-miss
:marked by a lack of care, forethought, system, or plan;
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First Known Use of hit-or-miss
1848
hit-or-miss Synonyms
Synonyms
aimless, arbitrary, catch-as-catch-can, desultory, erratic, haphazard, helter-skelter, hit-or-miss, scattered, slapdash, strayAntonyms
methodical (also methodic), nonrandom, orderly, organized, regular, systematic, systematizedRelated 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, unselectiveNear Antonyms
established, fixed, regular, set, stable, steady; constant, continuous, even; arranged, managed, orchestrated, ordered, planned; aware, conscious, deliberate, purposeful, thoughtful, willful (or wilful)Examples of hit or miss in a Sentence
I was learning Spanish hit or miss, mostly just by hearing my friends speak it.
First Known Use of hit or miss
1606
hit or miss Synonyms
Synonyms
aimlessly, anyhow, anyway, anywise, desultorily, erratically, haphazard, haphazardly, helter-skelter, irregularly, randomly, willy-nilly, at randomAntonyms
methodically, systematicallyRelated Words
arbitrarily, capriciously, carelessly, casually, indiscriminately, informally, offhand, offhandedly, promiscuously, whimsically; accidentally, fortuitously, inadvertently, unconsciously, unintentionally, unwittingly; disconnectedly, disjointedly, fitfully, intermittently, spottily, unpredictably; higgledy-piggledy, topsy-turvyNear Antonyms
carefully, formally, gingerly, meticulously, orderly, punctiliously; deliberately, intentionally, purposefully, purposelyHIT-OR-MISS Defined for English Language Learners
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Definition of hit-or-miss for English Language Learners
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: not carefully planned or directed
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