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haphazard

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of haphazard

lacking a definite plan, purpose, or pattern
  • The cookies turned out to be good despite our haphazard choice of ingredients.
Synonyms of haphazard

aimless, arbitrary, catch-as-catch-can, desultory, erratic, helter-skelter, hit-or-miss, random, scattered, slapdash, stray
Words Related to haphazard

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 of haphazard

established, fixed, regular, set, stable, steady

constant, continuous, even

arranged, managed, orchestrated, ordered, planned

aware, conscious, deliberate, purposeful, thoughtful, willful (or wilful)
Antonyms of haphazard

methodical (also methodic), nonrandom, orderly, organized, regular, systematic, systematized

Synonym Discussion of haphazard

random, haphazard, casual mean determined by accident rather than design. random stresses lack of definite aim, fixed goal, or regular procedure.
    • a random selection of books
haphazard applies to what is done without regard for regularity or fitness or ultimate consequence.
    • a haphazard collection of rocks
casual suggests working or acting without deliberation, intention, or purpose.
    • a casual collector

haphazard

adverb

Synonyms and Antonyms of haphazard

without definite aim, direction, rule, or method
  • Shoes were tossed haphazard into the closet.
Synonyms of haphazard

aimlessly, anyhow, anyway, anywise, desultorily, erratically, haphazardly, helter-skelter, hit or miss, irregularly, randomly, willy-nilly
Words Related to haphazard

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-turvy
Phrases Synonymous with haphazard

at random
Near Antonyms of haphazard

carefully, formally, gingerly, meticulously, orderly, punctiliously

deliberately, intentionally, purposefully, purposely
Antonyms of haphazard

methodically, systematically

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