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单词 catch-as-catch-can
释义

catch-as-catch-can

adjective

ˈkach-əz-ˈkach-ˈkan How to pronounce catch-as-catch-can (audio)
: using any available means or method : hit-or-miss
a catch-as-catch-can system that relies on borrowed judges Patricia Nealon

Synonyms

  • aimless
  • arbitrary
  • desultory
  • erratic
  • haphazard
  • helter-skelter
  • hit-or-miss
  • random
  • scattered
  • slapdash
  • stray
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Word History

First Known Use

1833, in the meaning defined above

catch-as-catch-can

adjective

as in random
lacking a definite plan, purpose, or pattern we're always having drop-in guests at our beachfront cottage, and sleeping arrangements tend to be catch-as-catch-can

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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