Synonyms of slapdash

slapdash

adjective

ˈslap-ˈdash 

as in random

lacking a definite plan, purpose, or pattern

the police department's investigation of the charges against the mayor was slapdash and not very thorough

Synonyms & Similar Words

• random
• scattered
• arbitrary
• haphazard
• erratic
• accidental
• sporadic
• stray
• aimless
• lucky
• casual
• desultory
• contingent
• hit-or-miss
• odd
• catch-as-catch-can
• irregular
• helter-skelter
• chance
• inadvertent
• unintentional
• unplanned
• incidental
• fortuitous
• unpremeditated
• unconsidered
• unintended
• unsystematic
• indiscriminate
• scattershot
• shotgun
• purposeless
• disorganized
• directionless
• spot
• undirected
• chancy
• undiscriminating
• disorderly
• fluky
• objectless
• unselective

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• systematic
• regular
• orderly
• regular
• organized
• stable
• continuous
• methodical
• fixed
• steady
• constant
• systematized
• established
• nonrandom
• arranged
• even
• deliberate
• set
• planned
• conscious
• aware
• purposeful
• thoughtful
• managed
• willful
• ordered
• orchestrated

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of slapdash

Occasionally amusing but more slapdash than inventive, gamely performed but irredeemably sour, Stuart Fails to Save the Universe is a skippable addition to Chuck Lorre’s ever-expanding solar system of Big Bang Theory spinoffs. — Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 22 July 2026

At the owner’s trial, several veterans described the boot camp as a slapdash operation that duped them with hollow promises of a good-paying career. — Andrew Ba Tran, Washington Post, 22 July 2026

The slapdash defending did, however, raise the debate over whether such matches should really ‘count’, in a statistical sense. — Sergio Gonzalez, New York Times, 19 July 2026

Mixing mulches can give your yard a slapdash appearance, but there are a few easy ways to overcome this problem. — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 4 May 2026

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