slipshod

adjective

Definition of slipshodnext
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 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 At the same time, his work was cynical, impersonal, lazy and, at times, slipshod. — Victoria Dalkey, Sacramento Bee, 31 Jan. 2024 See All Example Sentences for slipshod
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slipshod
  1. neglectful
  2. careless
  3. negligent
  4. sloppy
  5. reckless
Adjective
  • 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
  • Parents could be accused of neglectful supervision if an underage child is left at home unattended.
    — Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 June 2026
Definition of neglectful
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  • Jaynes pleaded not guilty Monday to a felony count of leaving the scene of an accident causing property damage of more than $10,000 and a traffic violation of careless and prohibited driving.
    — Grant Lancaster, Arkansas Online, 29 July 2026
  • Myers, however, threw a careless hit that concussed Matty Beniers during his rookie campaign, and Kraken fans have long remembered that sequence.
    — Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 25 July 2026
Definition of careless
Adjective
  • The investigation concluded that the actions of a Connecticut Department of Correction officer who allegedly did not properly monitor Guaranda were negligent but did not rise to the level of criminal behavior, Prescott wrote.
    — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Earlier this year, in a landmark trial in Los Angeles, a jury found Meta and YouTube, which is owned by Google, negligent in designing apps that harmed a now 20-year-old woman.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of negligent
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  • Detroit got a pair of first-half field goals from Jake Bates on a sloppy night for the offense.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Appeal rates also fell slightly, suggesting faster resolution wasn’t leading to sloppier decisions.
    — Edd Gent, IEEE Spectrum, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of sloppy
Adjective
  • Authorities say the employee who discharged the firearm has been charged with reckless conduct.
    — CBS News Atlanta Digital Team, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Last week, Nolan-O’Slatarra’s family filed a summons with notice against Durnan in Manhattan Supreme Court, accusing him of assault, gross negligence, and reckless and wanton conduct in connection with the woman’s death.
    — Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of reckless

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