haphazard

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adjective

hap·haz·ard (ˌ)hap-ˈha-zərd How to pronounce haphazard (audio)

: marked by lack of plan, order, or direction

a haphazard assemblage of furniture

not … a collection of haphazard schemes, but rather the orderly component parts of a connected and logical whole

F. D. Roosevelt

haphazard adverb

haphazardly adverb

haphazardness noun

haphazardry

(ˌ)hap-ˈha-zər-drē How to pronounce haphazard (audio)

noun

haphazard

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noun

: chance sense 1

this little remnant preserved by the haphazard of chance

Edith Hamilton

take our principles at haphazard

John Locke

Did you know?

The hap in haphazard comes from an English word that means "happening," as well as "chance or fortune," and that derives from the Old Norse word happ, meaning "good luck." Perhaps it's no accident that hazard also has its own connotations of luck: while it now refers commonly to something that presents danger, at one time it referred to a dice game similar to craps. (The name ultimately derives from the Arabic al-zahr, meaning "the die.") Haphazard first entered English as a noun (again meaning "chance") in the 16th century, and soon afterward was being used as an adjective to describe things with no apparent logic or order.

Example Sentences

Adjective We were given a haphazard tour of the city. considering the haphazard way you measured the ingredients, it's a wonder the cookies came out this good

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

The haphazard nature of the storage was revealed in Box 10, recovered from the Mar-a-Lago storage room.

Kevin Johnson, USA TODAY, 2 Sep. 2022 The images, one taken hours before the explosions and one taken a day after, did not show the haphazard debris of a single blast, but rather what appeared to be three large craters from detonations.

Alan Yuhas, BostonGlobe.com, 10 Aug. 2022 Russia also broadcasts its own radio signals, which include air-defense radars, wireless drone-control signals, and wireless military communications, tying together the entire haphazard Russian military campaign.

Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 1 Aug. 2022 As with haphazard automation, careless tool consolidation can increase frustration and burnout.

Forbes, 1 June 2022 From the 1950s until 2019, the Field Museum’s Native North America Hall was a haphazard collection of everyday Indigenous American items.

Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 25 May 2022 The haphazard evacuation of tens of thousands of people from Afghanistan last year as U.S. troops pulled out of the country left little time to prepare ORR facilities, which are accustomed to housing Central American children and teens.

Melissa Sanchez, ProPublica, 26 Mar. 2022 But their data was haphazard and incomplete, largely relying on an anonymous Twitter account called @gundeaths that tweeted local news stories of gun violence.

Eric Levenson, CNN, 14 Aug. 2022 Too many collectibles can overwhelm a room and create a chaotic and haphazard atmosphere.

San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 July 2022

Noun

Thousands were evacuated last summer amid haphazard scenes at Kabul Airport.

Sarah Matusek, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 Sep. 2022 What, besides a haphazard rehashing of Absolutely Everything Progressives Have Ever Thought Of, is its program?

Charles C. W. Cooke, National Review, 6 Sep. 2022 Environmentalists cheered the approval of bills to reduce planet-warming emissions, but many said the haphazard process created bills with industry-friendly strings attached.

Dustin Gardiner, San Francisco Chronicle, 1 Sep. 2022 And from the start, the institution has been dogged by criticism about its haphazard acquisition practices.

Brigit Katz, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Aug. 2022 Violist Megan DiGeorgio couldn’t bear her own haphazard collaborations over Zoom, where instrumentalists performed individually listening to only click tracks.

Daniel Wu, Washington Post, 19 Aug. 2022 Fuhrman, as before, invests her role with a cold creepiness, but the minimal, haphazard script sticks her with playing Esther as a one-note mascot of terror, somewhere between Freddy Krueger and Leprechaun.

Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 17 Aug. 2022 From there, the show jumps between two timelines — one chronicling the six months leading up to JP’s demise, and another tracking the Claffins’ haphazard investigation.

Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Aug. 2022 The haphazard release schedule for iOS 16 beta software continues this week, as Apple has followed up the Wednesday, July 27th launch of iOS 16 beta 4 with a Monday launch.

Jacob Siegal, BGR, 8 Aug. 2022 See More

haphazard 1 of 2

adjective

as in random

lacking a definite plan, purpose, or pattern considering the haphazard way you measured the ingredients, it's a wonder the cookies came out this good

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

random
scattered
arbitrary
erratic
slapdash
sporadic
accidental
stray
aimless
lucky
desultory
casual
irregular
odd
contingent
hit-or-miss
helter-skelter
catch-as-catch-can
scattershot
unsystematic
unplanned
shotgun
inadvertent
chance
fortuitous
unintentional
unpremeditated
purposeless
chancy
indiscriminate
spot
incidental
disorganized
directionless
unconsidered
unintended
undirected
objectless
flukey
disorderly
unselective
fluky
undiscriminating

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

systematic
orderly
regular
methodical
regular
organized
continuous
steady
stable
constant
nonrandom
fixed
methodic
systematized
arranged
established
deliberate
purposeful
even
planned
set
conscious
thoughtful
wilful
aware
managed
willful
ordered
orchestrated

haphazard

2 of 2

adverb

as in randomly

without definite aim, direction, rule, or method shoes were tossed haphazard into the closet

Synonyms & Similar Words

randomly
haphazardly
at random
irregularly
aimlessly
erratically
willy-nilly
casually
desultorily
helter-skelter
anyway
arbitrarily
anywise
carelessly
anyhow
informally
capriciously
indiscriminately
whimsically
unintentionally
offhand
accidentally
fortuitously
promiscuously
inadvertently
hit or miss
disjointedly
unpredictably
unconsciously
unwittingly
offhandedly
higgledy-piggledy
fitfully
intermittently
disconnectedly
spottily
topsy-turvy

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

systematically
orderly
methodically
carefully
deliberately
intentionally
formally
purposely
meticulously
gingerly
purposefully
punctiliously

Synonym Chooser

The words casual and random are common synonyms of haphazard. While all three words mean "determined by accident rather than design," haphazard applies to what is done without regard for regularity or fitness or ultimate consequence.

a haphazard collection of rocks

Although the words casual and haphazard have much in common, casual suggests working or acting without deliberation, intention, or purpose.

a casual collector

While the synonyms random and haphazard are close in meaning, random stresses lack of definite aim, fixed goal, or regular procedure.

a random selection of books

单词	haphazard
释义	haphazard 1 of 2 adjective hap·haz·ard (ˌ)hap-ˈha-zərd : marked by lack of plan, order, or direction a haphazard assemblage of furniture not … a collection of haphazard schemes, but rather the orderly component parts of a connected and logical whole F. D. Roosevelt haphazard adverb haphazardly adverb haphazardness noun haphazardry (ˌ)hap-ˈha-zər-drē noun haphazard 2 of 2 noun : chance sense 1 this little remnant preserved by the haphazard of chance Edith Hamilton take our principles at haphazard John Locke Did you know? The hap in haphazard comes from an English word that means "happening," as well as "chance or fortune," and that derives from the Old Norse word happ, meaning "good luck." Perhaps it's no accident that hazard also has its own connotations of luck: while it now refers commonly to something that presents danger, at one time it referred to a dice game similar to craps. (The name ultimately derives from the Arabic al-zahr, meaning "the die.") Haphazard first entered English as a noun (again meaning "chance") in the 16th century, and soon afterward was being used as an adjective to describe things with no apparent logic or order. Synonyms Adjective aimless arbitrary catch-as-catch-can desultory erratic helter-skelter hit-or-miss random scattered slapdash stray See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Adjective We were given a haphazard tour of the city. considering the haphazard way you measured the ingredients, it's a wonder the cookies came out this good Recent Examples on the Web Adjective The haphazard nature of the storage was revealed in Box 10, recovered from the Mar-a-Lago storage room. Kevin Johnson, USA TODAY, 2 Sep. 2022 The images, one taken hours before the explosions and one taken a day after, did not show the haphazard debris of a single blast, but rather what appeared to be three large craters from detonations. Alan Yuhas, BostonGlobe.com, 10 Aug. 2022 Russia also broadcasts its own radio signals, which include air-defense radars, wireless drone-control signals, and wireless military communications, tying together the entire haphazard Russian military campaign. Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 1 Aug. 2022 As with haphazard automation, careless tool consolidation can increase frustration and burnout. Forbes, 1 June 2022 From the 1950s until 2019, the Field Museum’s Native North America Hall was a haphazard collection of everyday Indigenous American items. Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 25 May 2022 The haphazard evacuation of tens of thousands of people from Afghanistan last year as U.S. troops pulled out of the country left little time to prepare ORR facilities, which are accustomed to housing Central American children and teens. Melissa Sanchez, ProPublica, 26 Mar. 2022 But their data was haphazard and incomplete, largely relying on an anonymous Twitter account called @gundeaths that tweeted local news stories of gun violence. Eric Levenson, CNN, 14 Aug. 2022 Too many collectibles can overwhelm a room and create a chaotic and haphazard atmosphere. San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 July 2022 Noun Thousands were evacuated last summer amid haphazard scenes at Kabul Airport. Sarah Matusek, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 Sep. 2022 What, besides a haphazard rehashing of Absolutely Everything Progressives Have Ever Thought Of, is its program? Charles C. W. Cooke, National Review, 6 Sep. 2022 Environmentalists cheered the approval of bills to reduce planet-warming emissions, but many said the haphazard process created bills with industry-friendly strings attached. Dustin Gardiner, San Francisco Chronicle, 1 Sep. 2022 And from the start, the institution has been dogged by criticism about its haphazard acquisition practices. Brigit Katz, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Aug. 2022 Violist Megan DiGeorgio couldn’t bear her own haphazard collaborations over Zoom, where instrumentalists performed individually listening to only click tracks. Daniel Wu, Washington Post, 19 Aug. 2022 Fuhrman, as before, invests her role with a cold creepiness, but the minimal, haphazard script sticks her with playing Esther as a one-note mascot of terror, somewhere between Freddy Krueger and Leprechaun. Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 17 Aug. 2022 From there, the show jumps between two timelines — one chronicling the six months leading up to JP’s demise, and another tracking the Claffins’ haphazard investigation. Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Aug. 2022 The haphazard release schedule for iOS 16 beta software continues this week, as Apple has followed up the Wednesday, July 27th launch of iOS 16 beta 4 with a Monday launch. Jacob Siegal, BGR, 8 Aug. 2022 See More Word History Etymology Noun and Adjective hap entry 1 + hazard First Known Use Adjective 1576, in the meaning defined above Noun 1569, in the meaning defined above Kids Definition haphazard adjective hap·haz·ard hap-ˈha-zərd : marked by lack of plan, order, or direction We took a haphazard route. haphazard 1 of 2 adjective as in random lacking a definite plan, purpose, or pattern considering the haphazard way you measured the ingredients, it's a wonder the cookies came out this good Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance random scattered arbitrary erratic slapdash sporadic accidental stray aimless lucky desultory casual irregular odd contingent hit-or-miss helter-skelter catch-as-catch-can scattershot unsystematic unplanned shotgun inadvertent chance fortuitous unintentional unpremeditated purposeless chancy indiscriminate spot incidental disorganized directionless unconsidered unintended undirected objectless flukey disorderly unselective fluky undiscriminating Antonyms & Near Antonyms systematic orderly regular methodical regular organized continuous steady stable constant nonrandom fixed methodic systematized arranged established deliberate purposeful even planned set conscious thoughtful wilful aware managed willful ordered orchestrated See More haphazard 2 of 2 adverb as in randomly without definite aim, direction, rule, or method shoes were tossed haphazard into the closet Synonyms & Similar Words randomly haphazardly at random irregularly aimlessly erratically willy-nilly casually desultorily helter-skelter anyway arbitrarily anywise carelessly anyhow informally capriciously indiscriminately whimsically unintentionally offhand accidentally fortuitously promiscuously inadvertently hit or miss disjointedly unpredictably unconsciously unwittingly offhandedly higgledy-piggledy fitfully intermittently disconnectedly spottily topsy-turvy Antonyms & Near Antonyms systematically orderly methodically carefully deliberately intentionally formally purposely meticulously gingerly purposefully punctiliously See More Synonym Chooser The words casual and random are common synonyms of haphazard. While all three words mean "determined by accident rather than design," haphazard applies to what is done without regard for regularity or fitness or ultimate consequence. a haphazard collection of rocks Although the words casual and haphazard have much in common, casual suggests working or acting without deliberation, intention, or purpose. a casual collector While the synonyms random and haphazard are close in meaning, random stresses lack of definite aim, fixed goal, or regular procedure. a random selection of books
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haphazard

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