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
Musk has become a bogeyman for Democrats, who say his cuts to government are slipshod and putting Americans at risk.
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Tara Suter, The Hill, 19 Mar. 2025
Republican poll watching during the 2020 Presidential election was something of a slipshod endeavor, more of a last-minute suggestion than a concerted effort; this year, the R.N.C. and the Trump campaign celebrated National Poll Watcher Week.
—Antonia Hitchens, The New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2024
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
At the same time, his work was cynical, impersonal, lazy and, at times, slipshod.
—Victoria Dalkey, Sacramento Bee, 31 Jan. 2024
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Tara Suter, The Hill, 19 Mar. 2025
Republican poll watching during the 2020 Presidential election was something of a slipshod endeavor, more of a last-minute suggestion than a concerted effort; this year, the R.N.C. and the Trump campaign celebrated National Poll Watcher Week.
—Antonia Hitchens, The New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2024
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
At the same time, his work was cynical, impersonal, lazy and, at times, slipshod.
—Victoria Dalkey, Sacramento Bee, 31 Jan. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slipshod
Adjective
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To do otherwise is neglectful and selfish.—
Carly Thomas,
HollywoodReporter,
8 May 2026
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Above a certain socioeconomic threshold, not spending an extra $1,000 a year or more in the hopes of doing so could seem neglectful.—
Ross Andersen,
The Atlantic,
2 May 2026
Adjective
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Harden believed a number of his turnovers were careless.—
Jason Lloyd,
New York Times,
6 May 2026
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Stewart’s successor, Mayor Bobby Sanchez, a Democrat, suspended Blogoslawski in February amid allegations of improprieties, including the careless handling of cash and the backdating of tax payments to avoid interest penalties.—
Mark Pazniokas,
Hartford Courant,
30 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The suit alleges that Good Samaritan and its doctors were negligent in their treatment of Cantrell.—
Minyvonne Burke,
NBC news,
12 May 2026
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Victor Arias, the suspect in an apartment building fire in New York City that took the lives of three individuals, including a People en Español editor, has been charged with three counts of criminally negligent homicide.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
Footwear News,
12 May 2026
Adjective
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These Amazon finds are made for petite travelers who want to stay comfortable without defaulting to sloppy sweats.—
Chaise Sanders,
Travel + Leisure,
14 May 2026
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Spurs seemed to run out of energy and their passing became sloppy.—
Beren Cross,
New York Times,
11 May 2026
Adjective
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America’s reckless military adventure continues.—
Sudarsan Raghavan,
New Yorker,
12 May 2026
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Tottenham began to tire and Tel was ultimately punished for his reckless boot in his own box.—
Beren Cross,
New York Times,
11 May 2026
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“Slipshod.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slipshod. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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