HAPHAZARDRY Synonyms: 29 Similar and Opposite Words

haphazardry

noun

Definition of haphazardry

as in uncertainty

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Noun

As housing costs rise, residency policies change, remote work matures, and global uncertainty reshapes long-term planning, prospective expats are looking beyond yesterday's relocation favorites.

— Meggen Harris, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
Some state officials criticized the move as adding unneeded instability and uncertainty to running elections.

— Oren Oppenheim, ABC News, 21 July 2026

Definition of uncertainty

Noun

The randomness and unpredictability of existence, the mindless violence of it, necessitated myth.

— Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 17 July 2026
For me, the closest cinema has come capturing that randomness and unfairness is Jane Campion’s beautiful and meditative Bright Star, which tells the love story of Romantic poet John Keats and Fanny Brawne and of Keats’ death at 25 of tuberculosis.

— Sarah Chihaya, Vulture, 16 July 2026

Definition of randomness

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The suit also contends that the defendants directed workers to use the elevator despite the hazards and failed to follow OSHA safety standards.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 23 July 2026
Doing this creates microscopic dust, which is an immediate health hazard.

— Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 July 2026

Definition of hazard

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There’s the fact that the Red Wings never got much lottery luck — never picking higher than fourth, and certainly not getting the kind of breaks teams like San Jose have gotten in moving up dramatically in the order.

— Max Bultman, New York Times, 17 July 2026
During their meeting, Baracca’s mother suggested that Ferrari use the prancing horse on his cars as a good-luck symbol.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 17 July 2026

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