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View usage for: (slæpdæʃ) also slap-dash adjectiveIf you describe someone as slapdash, you mean that they do things carelessly without much thinking or planning. [disapproval] ...a slapdash student. Malcolm's work methods appear amazingly slapdash. Synonyms: careless, sloppy [informal], hasty, disorderly More Synonyms of slapdash slapdash in British English (ˈslæpˌdæʃ) adverb1. in a careless, hasty, or haphazard manner adjective2. careless, hasty, or haphazard noun3. slapdash activity or work 4. another name for roughcast (sense 1) Word origin C17: from slap + dash1slapdash in American English (slæpˌdæʃ) noun1. something done carelessly and hastily adverb2. in a hasty, careless manner adjective3. hasty, careless, impetuous, etc. Examples of 'slapdash' in a sentenceslapdash Definition careless or hasty a slapdash piece of work Synonyms last-minute clumsy thrown-together Opposites careful , meticulous , painstaking , ordered , precise , tidy , thoughtful , orderly , conscientious , fastidious , punctilious Additional synonymsDefinition untidy and disorganized The desk was covered in a disorderly jumble of old papers. Synonyms untidy, confused, chaotic, messy, irregular, jumbled, indiscriminate, shambolic (informal), disorganized, higgledy-piggledy (informal), unsystematicDefinition not organized or planned The investigation does seem haphazard. Synonyms unsystematic, disorderly, disorganized, casual, careless, indiscriminate, aimless, slapdash, slipshod, hit or miss (informal), unmethodicalDefinition done too quickly and without thought Let's not be hasty. Synonyms rash, premature, reckless, precipitate, impulsive, headlong, foolhardy, thoughtless, impetuous, indiscreet, imprudent, heedless, incautious, unduly quick - slap-bang
- slap-happy
- slap-up
- slapdash
- slapstick
- slash
- slashing
Additional synonymsDefinition done quickly or too quickly a hurried overnight redrafting of the text Synonyms rushed, perfunctory, hectic, speedy, superficial, hasty, cursory, slapdashDefinition untidy Mum made me clean up my messy room. Synonyms untidy, disordered, littered, chaotic, muddled, cluttered, shambolic (informal), disorganized, daggy (Australian, New Zealand, informal) The jury ruled that the Council had acted in a negligent manner. Synonyms careless, regardless, slack, thoughtless, inadvertent, unthinking, forgetful, slapdash, neglectful, heedless, slipshod, inattentive, remiss (formal), unmindful, disregardful Definition done only as a matter of routine She gave the list only a perfunctory glance. Synonyms offhand, routine, wooden, automatic, stereotyped, mechanical, indifferent, careless, superficial, negligent, sketchy, unconcerned, cursory, unthinking, slovenly, heedless, slipshod, inattentiveDefinition (of an action) done in a careless way without attention to detail The hotel had always been run in a slipshod way. Synonyms careless, sloppy (informal), loose, slapdash, casual, untidy, slovenly, unsystematicDefinition careless or untidy I won't accept sloppy work from my students. Synonyms careless, slovenly, slipshod, messy, clumsy, untidy, amateurish, hit-or-miss (informal), inattentiveDefinition negligent and careless Such slovenly work is simply unacceptable. Synonyms careless, sloppy (informal), negligent, slapdash, loose, slack, heedless, slipshodIt was thoughtless of her to mention it. Synonyms unthinking, stupid, silly, careless, regardless, foolish, rash, reckless, mindless, negligent, inadvertent, ill-considered, tactless, absent-minded, imprudent, slapdash, neglectful, heedless, slipshod, inattentive, injudicious, remiss (formal), unmindful, unobservant, ditsy or ditzy (slang) Definition not neat I'm untidy in most ways. Synonyms sloppy (informal), messy (informal), slovenly, slipshod, slatternly (old-fashioned) |