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单词 scattershot
释义

scattershot

adjective

scat·​ter·​shot ˈska-tər-ˌshät How to pronounce scattershot (audio)
: broadly and often randomly inclusive : shotgun
scattershot advice
scattershot planning

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web But many critics found the new run of episodes, which moved the action to Europe, to be scattershot, trippy and weird … and not a good weird, but a head-scratching, off-putting weird. Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2022 In the second act, these scattershot remembrances have been refashioned into a revue. New York Times, 27 July 2022 Nevada’s Clark County School District, which serves 320,000 students, is one of many school systems taking a scattershot approach to staff shortages by trying several solutions at once. Hannah Natanson, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Aug. 2022 Nevada’s Clark County School District, which serves 320,000 students, is one of many school systems taking a scattershot approach to staff shortages by trying several solutions at once. Hannah Natanson, Anchorage Daily News, 3 Aug. 2022 For such a simple act of thievery, the reaction is most certainly scattershot, but national legislators in Washington, D.C., are also talking about solutions. Sebastian Blanco, Car and Driver, 11 July 2022 London’s size would be a plus for sometimes scattershot QB Jalen Hurts, who could use a Mike Evans-type target. Nate Davis, USA TODAY, 27 Apr. 2022 Appropriate for such a sprawling, scattershot set, it’s on splatter vinyl. Chris Willman, Variety, 18 June 2022 The somewhat scattershot, sprawling and fitfully timed choreography by Mr. Farley is the 27-year-old’s first work for NYCB. Robert Greskovic, WSJ, 16 May 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1951, in the meaning defined above

scattershot

adjective

as in haphazard

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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