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
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Recent Examples of slapdash
Poor defensive zone coverage, slapdash breakouts, all-thumbs execution on the puck, and an increasingly vacant effort led to the B’s seventh loss in eighth games and evaporated any good feeling earned by their win over the Avs.
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Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 28 Oct. 2025
The album was Some Time in New York City on the cover, but Sometime in New York City on the label, their liner notes, and their letters, a hint of how slapdash the whole project was.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 14 Oct. 2025
All hail to the poetry slam, which schooled me in the art of living a flawed, slapdash life out loud for everyone to see.
—Via Scribner, Literary Hub, 6 Oct. 2025
What could have been a slapdash dish in lesser hands was, at the risk of exaggeration and without question, one of my favorite bites of the year.
—Brock Keeling, Oc Register, 22 Sep. 2025
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Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 28 Oct. 2025
The album was Some Time in New York City on the cover, but Sometime in New York City on the label, their liner notes, and their letters, a hint of how slapdash the whole project was.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 14 Oct. 2025
All hail to the poetry slam, which schooled me in the art of living a flawed, slapdash life out loud for everyone to see.
—Via Scribner, Literary Hub, 6 Oct. 2025
What could have been a slapdash dish in lesser hands was, at the risk of exaggeration and without question, one of my favorite bites of the year.
—Brock Keeling, Oc Register, 22 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slapdash
Adjective
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Sixty contest winners will be selected by random drawing of entry forms.—
Linda Mcintosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Jan. 2026
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Laboratory testing usually happens only on random samples.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
22 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Its fractured, scattered form, grasping for structure instead of pretending to master it, is an attempt to build a future that will include both author and reader.—
Robert Rubsam,
The Atlantic,
1 Jan. 2026
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On Sunday, rain will pick up across the Midwest from Kansas and Missouri through Ohio and Pennsylvania while scattered thunderstorms are possible from Arkansas up to Ohio, with some possibly strong enough to bring gusty winds and maybe an isolated tornado.—
Kyle Reiman,
ABC News,
27 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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Two justices argued that the standardless system could lead to arbitrary results, making the sentence cruel and unusual in application.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 Jan. 2026
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The president’s use of import taxes has often been arbitrary and unpredictable.—
Paul Wiseman,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The rooms Due to the building’s haphazard original layout, no two of the 14 bedrooms are the same.—
Chris Schalkx,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 Jan. 2026
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The state auditor found that money was poorly tracked thanks to a haphazard, spend-first, ask-questions-later approach from the governor’s office.—
Brian Jones,
Oc Register,
6 Jan. 2026
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Their erratic play continued Sunday night as Moody went 0 for 3 from the field in almost 17 minutes and Podziemski 1 for 4 in 16 minutes while registering a -21.—
Nick Friedell,
New York Times,
12 Jan. 2026
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Trump’s erratic trade policy has also left businesses in a state of paralysis.—
Elisabeth Buchwald,
CNN Money,
10 Jan. 2026
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“Slapdash.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slapdash. Accessed 25 Jan. 2026.
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