haphazard
16
7.2
- adjective
- /hæpˈhæzərd/
:
desordenado
- His desk was filled with papers stacked in a haphazard way, making it hard to find anything.
- haphazard manner
- haphazard fashion
- haphazard process
It's all kind of haphazard right now.
- It's all kind of haphazard right now.
- Well, it was like totally patchwork and haphazard.
- So I think there's probably some logic to it, but it can feel really haphazard.
- But you know, all the behaviors, all the supplements, all the nutrition, all the prescription drugs, they, they are not haphazard.
Examples
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His lines seemed haphazard, as if he had exerted no effort of mind or body.
Fiction book (1999) -
But this is in keeping with the haphazard way in which the Reminiscences came into being.
Academic text (2001) -
It's all kind of haphazard right now.
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My sense of it is that this seems to be a very haphazard way of doing the experiment.
Academic text (1995) -
And at the end of your life, your whole existence has that same haphazard quality, too.
Fiction book (1990) -
But we found these to be haphazard and inadequate in most cases.
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But the Florida case itself shows how haphazard the use of special bills can be.
Academic text (2000) -
Without this organization, simple tasks become haphazard and much time is wasted.
Academic text (1991) -
Now academic hiring takes place behind closed doors through a haphazard process that is seldom scrutinized by anyone.
Academic text (2001) -
Pre-student teaching practicums that have shoddy structure and haphazard organization will not prepare students adequately for student teaching.
Academic text (1990)
Synonyms
527
3.4
Happening without a plan and by chance
155
2.0
Untidy and done without care
116
4.7
Not organized and full of confusion
38
3.1
Not in a clear order or plan
25
3.5
Happening by chance without getting ready first
9
6.1
Poorly planned and likely to fail
7
4.5
Not arranged in a clear or tidy way
5
8.1
Made carelessly and without attention to detail
4
3.8
Not in a clear order and often messy
4
4.5
A place or thing that is untidy and not in order
3
7.5
Made quickly without care
3
6.9
Sometimes works well and sometimes fails depending on luck
2
7.5
Happening without being planned or thought about first
2
4.8
Not planned or organized well, causing confusion and delays
1
8.7
Very badly organized and causing confusion
1
6.3
Not done by a plan and lacking order
Not arranged according to a plan or regular order
Antonyms
How Organized
Surface Forms
Etymology
Haphazard comes from two older parts: hap meaning 'luck' or 'chance' and hazard meaning 'risk' or 'chance'. So, haphazard describes something done without any plan or order.