Synonyms for haphazard
hæpˈhæz ərd; ˈhæpˌhæz-hap·haz·ard

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1. haphazardadjective

   Antonyms:
   systematic

2. haphazardadjective

   Do not make such haphazard changes to the settings; instead, adjust the knobs carefully, a bit at a time.

   Antonyms:
   systematic

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1. haphazard, hit-or-missadjective

   dependent upon or characterized by chance

   "a haphazard plan of action"; "his judgment is rather hit-or-miss"

   Synonyms:
   sloppy, slipshod, slapdash, hit-or-miss

   Antonyms:
   nonrandom, careful

2. haphazard, slapdash, slipshod, sloppyadverb

   marked by great carelessness

   "a most haphazard system of record keeping"; "slapdash work"; "slipshod spelling"; "sloppy workmanship"

   Synonyms:
   miry, waterlogged, mucky, loose-fitting, baggy, sloughy, sloppy, swampy, marshy, squashy, hit-or-miss, slapdash, soggy, slipshod, quaggy, overemotional, boggy, muddy

   Antonyms:
   nonrandom, careful

3. haphazard, haphazardlyadverb

   without care; in a slapdash manner

   "the Prime Minister was wearing a grey suit and a white shirt with a soft collar, but his neck had become thinner and the collar stood away from it as if it had been bought haphazard"

   Synonyms:
   every which way, randomly, indiscriminately, willy-nilly, arbitrarily, at random, haphazardly

   Antonyms:
   nonrandom, careful

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1. haphazardnoun

   Synonyms:
   chance, hap

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1. haphazardnoun

   Synonyms:
   chance, accident, random

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1. List of paraphrases for "haphazard":

   random, disordered, indiscriminate, disorderly, anarchic

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1. Dale Ho:

   It's such a haphazard way of removing people from the rolls.

2. Richard Guggenheimer:

   Unless a life is activated by sustained purpose it can become a depressingly haphazard affair.

3. Aminata Dumbuya:

   People end up spending a lot more money on electricity access just by using haphazard means (such as) kerosene lamps, firewood, candles, generators, we are hoping that this new announcement ... will now accelerate the private sector to come in with quality, solar products.

4. Martin Luther King:

   True compassion is more than flinging a coin to a beggar; it is not haphazard and superficial. It comes to see that an edifice that produces beggars needs restructuring.

5. Barry Pollack:

   The news that criminal charges have apparently been filed against Julian Assange is even more troubling than the haphazard manner in which that information has been revealed, the government bringing criminal charges against someone for publishing truthful information is a dangerous path for a democracy to take.