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haphazard
[ adjective adverb hap-haz-erd; noun hap-haz-erd ]
adjective
- characterized by lack of order or planning, by irregularity, or by randomness; determined by or dependent on chance; aimless.
Synonyms: unsystematic, helter-skelter, slapdash, careless, disorganized
Antonyms: organized, systematic, methodical
adverb
noun
- mere chance; accident.
haphazard
/ hæpˈhæzəd /
adverb
- at random
adjective
- careless; slipshod
noun
- rare.chance
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Derived Forms
- hapˈhazardly, adverb
- hapˈhazardness, noun
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Other Words From
- hap·hazard·ness noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of haphazard1
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Example Sentences
Although tough environmental controls were put in place in 2000, enforcement has been haphazard.
The absence of command and control means there is only haphazard combat coordination on the ground.
After wandering at haphazard some little way I met a peasant in a sleigh.
Then, of course, your whole battalion displaced to haphazard Iraqi Army bases.
Neighboring city-state Athens was more haphazard about its infanticide.
If one starts out in a haphazard way, it takes him a long time to find his bearings, and much valuable time is lost.
They laughed, but Crozier knew that the observant gambling farmer was not talking at haphazard.
Curious voice you have, he said, without attention to her question, in his haphazard jumping way.
He has come to New Orleans in a haphazard, fancy-free way, making a trip toward Mexico.
The passage which first caught the eye, on a Bible being opened haphazard, was supposed to indicate the future.
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