Synonyms for hap-hazard
- adjective
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Adjective
random, careless, hit-or-miss informal US, hit-and-miss UK, slipshod, chaotic, slapdash, scratch, sloppy, stochastic, desultory, inelegant, perfunctory, hapchance formal rare
Definitions
- adj. 1
Random; chaotic; incomplete; not thorough, constant, or consistent.
Do not make such haphazard changes to the settings; instead, adjust the knobs carefully, a bit at a time.
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- Other spellings
- haphazard
Example sentences
- careless It is very careless of you to leave the door open.
- perfunctory Tom made only a perfunctory effort to dissuade Mary.
- inelegant The slang is a metonymic but inelegant phrase.
By length
- 6 letters
- random2, sloppy2
- 7 letters
- scratch1, chaotic3
- 8 letters
- careless2, slapdash2, slipshod2
- 9 letters
- desultory4, inelegant, hapchance
- 10 letters
- stochastic3
- 11 letters
- perfunctory4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (random2 = 2 syllables).