NONSYSTEMATIC Synonyms: 31 Similar and Opposite Words

nonsystematic

adjective

Definition of nonsystematic

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Adjective

For millennia, mathematicians treated problems of chance with unsystematic guesswork.

— Jack Murtagh, Scientific American, 19 Apr. 2026
The raids appeared to be wildly unsystematic.

— Daniel Brook, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026

Definition of unsystematic

Adjective

However, industry leaders caution against haphazard AI adoption, emphasizing that strategic, disciplined implementation is crucial to avoid significant financial pitfalls.

— Alison Coleman, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Communication with employees about the requirement to move to new offices has been haphazard, workers at six agencies said.

— Chiara Eisner, NPR, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of haphazard

Adjective

Those who managed to secure release under habeas corpus brought back accounts of harrowing, disorganized odysseys through an ad-hoc mass-detention bureaucracy.

— Emily Witt, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026
Dolly was no more than disorganized storms in the Caribbean, expected to head west over the next few days.

— Abigail Hasebroock, Sun Sentinel, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of disorganized

Adjective

The problem is that those splash plays and big weeks usually happen on fantasy benches because Shaheed is far too hit-or-miss (or miss or miss) to be counted on as more than a desperation play.

— Gary Davenport, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
Factor in stubbornly high inflation, sluggish wage growth and a hit-or-miss job market, and many Americans below the very top of the income scale are feeling a lot poorer these days.

— The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of hit-or-miss

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