Synonyms of catch-as-catch-can

catch-as-catch-can

adjective

ˈkach-əz-ˈkach-ˈkan 

as in random

lacking a definite plan, purpose, or pattern

we're always having drop-in guests at our beachfront cottage, and sleeping arrangements tend to be catch-as-catch-can

Synonyms & Similar Words

• random
• scattered
• arbitrary
• haphazard
• sporadic
• erratic
• lucky
• desultory
• casual
• accidental
• aimless
• stray
• contingent
• hit-or-miss
• slapdash
• odd
• irregular
• helter-skelter
• chance
• fortuitous
• incidental
• inadvertent
• shotgun
• unsystematic
• unpremeditated
• unplanned
• spot
• scattershot
• unintentional
• unconsidered
• directionless
• indiscriminate
• disorganized
• chancy
• purposeless
• unintended
• undirected
• undiscriminating
• fluky
• objectless
• disorderly
• unselective

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• regular
• systematic
• regular
• orderly
• organized
• stable
• steady
• continuous
• fixed
• methodical
• constant
• systematized
• established
• arranged
• nonrandom
• even
• set
• planned
• conscious
• deliberate
• managed
• aware
• thoughtful
• purposeful
• ordered
• willful
• orchestrated

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of catch-as-catch-can

Here’s the writer Nick Paumgarten trying to drum up a Talk of the Town piece by wandering through the East Village and questioning random New Yorkers about what’s on their minds, a catch-as-catch-can method that, in its way, reflects the magazine’s democratic openness. — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 1 Dec. 2025

The old days of barnstorming teams playing catch-as-catch-can schedules was no longer an acceptable business model. — Richard Selcer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 June 2024

Cone collection, done by local residents who are paid by the bushel, is a catch-as-catch-can kind of business. — Lydia Depillis, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2024