| Main Entry: | every which way |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | in every direction |
Synonyms: |
all over the place, at every turn, everyway, everywhere, everywhither, haphazardly, in all directions, in all manner of ways, in every quarter, indiscriminately, irregularly, randomly |
| Main Entry: | capricious |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | given to sudden behavior change |
Synonyms: |
any way the wind blows, arbitrary, blowing hot and cold, careless, changeful, contrary, crotchety, effervescent, erratic, every which way, fanciful, fickle, fitful, flaky*, flighty, freakish, gaga, helter-skelter, humorsome, impulsive, inconstant, kinky*, lubricious, mercurial, moody, mutable, notional, odd, picky*, punchy, queer, quirky, temperamental, ticklish, unpredictable, unreasonable, unstable, up and down, vagarious, variable, volatile, wayward, whimsical, yo-yo |
Antonyms: |
constant, dependable, sensible, staid, steadfast, steady |
| Main Entry: | chaotic |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | utterly confused |
Synonyms: |
anarchic, deranged, disordered, disorganized, every which way, harum-scarum, helter-skelter, lawless, purposeless, rampageous, riotous, topsy-turvy, tumultuous, turbid, turbulent, uncontrolled |
Antonyms: |
calm, harmonized, normal, ordered, organized, quiet, systematic |
| Main Entry: | mess |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | disorder, litter |
Synonyms: |
botch, chaos, clutter, combination, compound, confusion, debris, dirtiness, disarray, discombobulation, disorganization, every which way, eyesore, fright, hash, hodgepodge, jumble, mayhem, mishmash, monstrosity, salmagundi, shambles, sight, turmoil, untidiness, wreck, wreckage |
Antonyms: |
order, organization, tidiness |