as in random
lacking a definite plan, purpose, or pattern
your hit-or-miss schedule for taking your medication is going to land you in the hospital again
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as in randomly
without definite aim, direction, rule, or method
I was learning Spanish hit or miss, mostly just by hearing my friends speak it
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Recent Examples of hit-or-miss
Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 21 Apr. 2025
Finding cat toys that your cat will actually love is very hit-or-miss.
—Molly Higgins, Wired News, 11 Apr. 2025
Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Feb. 2025
While the chances of some showers rise by late Saturday across the islands, it's expected to be hit or miss through the weekend.
—Arkansas Online, 12 Apr. 2025
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Adjective
After that, sure, seasons become hit-or-miss, but even now, 21 seasons later, there are still seasons and story lines that hit.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 21 Apr. 2025
Finding cat toys that your cat will actually love is very hit-or-miss.
—Molly Higgins, Wired News, 11 Apr. 2025
Adverb
Where once every film was a smash, recent projects like Captain America: Brave New World and The Marvels have been more hit or miss, though a franchise reboot with The Fantastic Four later this year has Disney execs hoping that the MCU flywheel can kick back into action.
—Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Feb. 2025
While the chances of some showers rise by late Saturday across the islands, it's expected to be hit or miss through the weekend.
—Arkansas Online, 12 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hit-or-miss
Adjective
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Mother Nature is unpredictable, fickle, random at best.—
Jim Clash,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2025
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Even the title feels random: Keiji once bought Fuki a print of Auguste Renoir’s portrait of a child called Irene.—
Stephanie Bunbury,
Deadline,
17 May 2025
Adjective
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But Laxe’s cadence of death is nasty and arbitrary and delightful.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
18 May 2025
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These bills would formalize what the Parole Board should already be doing and therefore limit arbitrary rejections.—
Julia Salazar,
New York Daily News,
16 May 2025
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Similarly, erratic rainfall patterns in India are threatening crop consistency and farmer livelihoods.—
Dianne Plummer,
Forbes.com,
21 May 2025
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Minnesota is tough as hell, but the defensive pressure the Thunder bring on every possession will be too much for a Timberwolves offense that can be erratic at times.—
The Athletic NBA Staff,
New York Times,
20 May 2025
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“Hit-or-miss.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hit-or-miss. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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