SLIPSHOD Synonyms: 45 Similar and Opposite Words

slipshod

adjective

Definition of slipshod

as in neglectful

poorly done or carelessly made He did a slipshod job. Her research is slipshod at best.

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Recent Examples of slipshod In other words, the track was intentionally slipshod. — Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 13 Aug. 2025 Saturday's game was a low point, as the Mets lost 7-4 to the Milwaukee Brewers after a four-run seventh inning that was aided by some slipshod defense. — Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Aug. 2025 Musk has become a bogeyman for Democrats, who say his cuts to government are slipshod and putting Americans at risk. — Tara Suter, The Hill, 19 Mar. 2025 Macias said Scott Anderson had two to three drinks and that Disney did an incomplete and slipshod investigation, with no Breathalyzer or blood tests and no videos of Anderson’s behavior that night. — Christopher Goffard, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2024 See All Example Sentences for slipshod

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Still, Duncan on Friday argued that the move is a mistake that empowers neglectful landlords and fails tenants.

— Dylan Lysen, Kansas City Star, 14 Aug. 2026
Played by Rhea Perlman alongside her real-life husband Danny DeVito, the beauty and bingo-obsessed matriarch was pretty neglectful.

— Huntley Woods, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of neglectful

Adjective

Executives and operators focus on four stages when trying to bring down a drone in restricted airspace, whether the drone’s operator is being negligent or trying to cause trouble.

— Jason Gewirtz, CNBC, 27 Sep. 2026
Oates, 75, was responsible for the 2024 incident in Granite Bay, but not cited or found to be grossly negligent, records show.

— Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of negligent

Adjective

The Tigers’ middling performance against Troy and sloppy play in spurts has cast some aspersions on their aspirations.

— PJ Green September 22, Kansas City Star, 22 Sep. 2026
The Dodgers took advantage of the Giants’ sloppy infield play to load the bases for De Paula, who lined a two-run single into shallow center field.

— Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of sloppy

Adjective

He was placed under arrest and charged with first-degree arson, first-degree reckless endangerment, first-degree criminal mischief and interfering with an officer.

— Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 26 Sep. 2026
This reckless negligence was palpable at Bagram Air Base, where troops left an ocean of trash in the wake of their messy departure.

— Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 24 Sep. 2026

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