HIT-AND-MISS Synonyms: 76 Similar and Opposite Words

hit-and-miss

adjective

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as in haphazard

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Recent Examples of hit-and-miss Drew Allar, Penn State Allar has prototypical size, tantalizing arm strength and… well, hit-and-miss production. —

Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 8 Apr. 2026 Alabama transfer Isaiah Bond was more hit-and-miss, and Oregon State’s Silas Bolden had little impact other than letting punts bounce for extra yards time after time. —

Kirk Bohls, Houston Chronicle, 9 Mar. 2026 But overall, styling is hit-and-miss on this one in my humble opinion. —

New Atlas, 4 Mar. 2026 And to say its fusillade of jokes is hit-and-miss would also be a charitable take. —

Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2026 The hit-and-miss driverless experience comes despite Musk responding in September to a Robotaxi user’s social media lament about having a supervisor in the driver’s seat. —

Andrea Guzmán, Austin American Statesman, 21 Jan. 2026 So much of the immediate pleasure of the show came from how unforced and unstudied the young ensemble was in the beginning, but what felt like brilliant casting in the beginning became increasingly more hit-and-miss as the show progressed. —

Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 1 Jan. 2026 Perhaps not coincidentally, Crowe has been on a long-running, hit-and-miss self-improvement program for at least two decades. —

Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 11 Dec. 2025 They have been hit-and-miss with their high-quality opportunities, though, with their big-chance conversion rate of 33 per cent matching Manchester United’s. —

Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for hit-and-miss

Adjective

Both residents and tourists cruise around on single-speed bikes, parking them in haphazard piles to shop in luxury boutiques, visit the famous Sunday market for clothing and home goods, or grab a cappuccino in a glitzy café.

— Rebecca Rose, Travel + Leisure, 9 May 2026
San Diego isn’t effectively clearing flammable brush from private properties due to a haphazard inspection system that doesn’t include hefty fines and often fails to re-inspect properties deemed dangerous, a new city audit finds.

— David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026