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- Dictionaryhaphazard/ˌhapˈhazəd/
adjective
- 1. lacking any obvious principle of organization: "the music business works in a haphazard fashion"
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not having an obvious order or plan: He tackled the problem in a typically haphazard manner. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. happening by chance with no cause or reason. random It was a random encounter between two long-lost friends. chance A chance meeting brought them back together.
The meaning of HAPHAZARD is marked by lack of plan, order, or direction. How to use haphazard in a sentence. Did you know? Synonym Discussion of Haphazard.
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.
not having an obvious order or plan: He tackled the problem in a typically haphazard manner. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. happening by chance with no cause or reason. random It was a random encounter between two long-lost friends. chance A chance meeting brought them back together.
Anything haphazard is random, disorganized, slipshod, or hit-or-miss. A tent erected haphazardly might look more like a big nylon bag of dirty laundry than a place to sleep.
adjective. If you describe something as haphazard, you are critical of it because it is not at all organized or is not arranged according to a plan. [disapproval] The investigation does seem haphazard. He had never seen such a haphazard approach to filmmaking as Roberto's.
Definition of haphazard adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
