Synonyms for slapdash

Most common

bang · bolt · slap · smack · hastily · haphazardly

Synonyms by meaning

Adverb

Adjective

Antonyms

proper, meticulous, tight

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Definitions

1. adv. 1

   In a hasty or careless manner.

2. adv. 2

   Directly, right there; slap-bang.

   Van Eyck signed his portrait of the Arnolfinis slapdash in the center of the painting.

3. adj. 1

   Produced or carried out hastily; haphazard; careless.

Example sentences

• bang The castle is slap bang in the centre of the city.
• bolt It came to the president like a bolt of lightning.
• slap For Markku Liisa's comment was a slap in the face.
• smack They always talk smack about me behind my back.
• hastily His daughter hastily hid behind the yellow house.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters

bang¹, slap¹, bolt¹

5 letters

smack¹

6 letters

sloppy²

7 letters

hastily³, cursory³

8 letters

directly³, careless², slipshod²

10 letters

carelessly³

11 letters

haphazardly⁴

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (sloppy² = 2 syllables).