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

This kind of slapdash approach can’t be restricted only to specific cases. — Quinta Jurecic, The Atlantic, 3 May 2026

Though many social media platforms, including Instagram, require creators to disclose if their content is AI-generated, such guidelines are enforced only in a slapdash fashion. — Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 22 Apr. 2026

Best of all, this isn’t just another slapdash tribute car, of which there are too many that can’t hold up under even modest scrutiny. — Karl Brauer, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2026

To that end, the writer-director, Chandler Levack, establishes an agreeably slapdash attitude of hedonistic adventure, one that’s often intentionally borderline cringe. — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 12 Apr. 2026

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