Synonyms for haphazardly
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Adverb
1. Willy-nilly
willy-nilly, randomly, indiscriminately, arbitrarily, every which way
Other
slapdash, unevenly, hap-hazard, unmethodically, unsystematically, disorganizedly, hapchance formal rare
Definitions
- adv. 1
In a haphazard manner; in a random, chaotic, and incomplete manner.
Example sentences
- randomly They seem to speak in different languages randomly.
- arbitrarily No one shall be arbitrarily deprived of his property.
- indiscriminately Me, I hate people who are indiscriminately friendly.
- unevenly Algeria's water resources are unevenly distributed.
- slapdash They did a slapdash job because they had so little time.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| haphazardly | rising | |
| randomly | rising | |
| arbitrarily | falling | |
| indiscriminately | falling | |
| unevenly | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 8 letters
- randomly3, unevenly4, slapdash2
- 9 letters
- hapchance
- 11 letters
- arbitrarily5
- 14 letters
- unmethodically, disorganizedly
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (randomly3 = 3 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- à la six-quatre-deux
- Català
- a la babalà