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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How to use haphazard in a sentence?

1. 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.

2. 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.

3. Mandy Johnson:

   I had been haphazard in getting skin checks, and the doctor said that had I waited another six or nine months, the melanoma could have become untreatable, i feel like the luckiest woman alive.

4. Michael McCaul:

   As the entire House Foreign Affairs Committee saw in this week’s hearing, Secretary Blinken struggled to defend the haphazard decisions that he and President Biden made that led to the disastrous Afghanistan withdrawal. This week I announced that Committee Republicans hired an investigator to join our team as we look into this systemic failure, and I hope that we are able to work together to come to an accurate conclusion and determine how this absolute tragedy could have been avoided.

5. Aaron Stein:

   What gives us pause about this attack is that while the others were haphazard and sloppy ... the size of this explosion suggests something more sophisticated, that would suggest organisation beyond a lone wolf cooking up something in their kitchen.