slapdash - 20 thesaurus results
| Main Entry: | slapdash |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | careless |
| Synonyms: | clumsy, haphazard, hasty, heedless, improvident, irresponsible, lackadaisical, lax, messy, negligent, nonchalant, reckless, slipshod, sloppy |
| Main Entry: | cursory |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | casual, hasty |
| Synonyms: | brief, careless, desultory, fast, half-baked*, haphazard, hit or miss*, hurried, offhand, passing, perfunctory, quick, random, rapid, shallow, short, sketchy, slapdash, slight, sloppy, speedy, summary, superficial, swift, uncritical, depthless, half-assed |
| Notes: | cursory means 'superficial'; cursorial is 'pertaining or adapted to running' |
| Antonyms: | complete, meticulous, painstaking, perfect, thorough, unhurried |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | haphazard |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | without plan or organization |
| Synonyms: | accidental, aimless, any which way, arbitrary, careless, casual, chance, desultory, devil-may-care*, disorderly, disorganized, erratic, fluke, helter-skelter*, hit-or-miss*, incidental, indiscriminate, irregular, loose, offhand, purposeless, random, reckless, slapdash, slipshod, spontaneous, sudden, unconcerned, unconscious, uncoordinated, unexpected, unorganized, unpremeditated, unthinking, willy-nilly*, all over the map, any old way, designless, unconsidered, unmethodical, unsystematic |
| Antonyms: | careful, intentional, methodical, organized, planned, straight, systematic, designed, thought-out |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | hasty |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | speedy; without much thought |
| Synonyms: | abrupt, agile, brash, breakneck*, brief, brisk, careless, cursory, eager, expeditious, fast, fiery, fleet, fleeting, foolhardy, headlong, heedless, hurried, ill-advised, impatient, impetuous, impulsive, incautious, inconsiderate, madcap*, on the double*, passing, perfunctory, precipitate, prompt, pronto*, quick, quickie, rapid, rash, reckless, rushed, short, slapdash*, snappy*, sudden, superficial, swift, thoughtless, urgent, PDQ, chop-chop*, harefooted, quickened, slambang |
| Antonyms: | delayed, lazy, slow, lingering, loitering |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | heedless |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | careless |
| Synonyms: | daydreaming, fast and loose, feckless, foolhardy, impetuous, imprudent, inadvertent, inattentive, incautious, inconsiderate, neglectful, negligent, oblivious, precipitate, rash, reckless, slapdash*, sloppy, thoughtless, uncaring, unmindful, unobservant, unthinking, unwary, asleep at the switch, disregardful, goofing off, irreflective, out to lunch |
| Antonyms: | attentive, careful, cautious, concerned, heedful, observant, thoughtful, caring |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | hurried |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | quick, rushed |
| Synonyms: | abrupt, breakneck, brief, cursory, fast, hasty, headlong, hectic, impetuous, perfunctory, precipitate, precipitous, rushing, short, slapdash, speedy, sudden, superficial, swift, precipitant, subitaneous |
| Antonyms: | easily, leisurely, slow, unhurried, unrushed |
| Main Entry: | improvise |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make up |
| Synonyms: | ad-lib, brainstorm, coin, concoct, contrive, devise, dream up, extemporize, fake, invent, jam*, knock off*, slapdash*, spark, wing it*, dash off, do off top of head, do offhand, fake it, improv, improvisate, make do, speak off the cuff, throw together |
| Antonyms: | design, devise, plan, premeditate |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | irregularly |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | intermittently |
| Synonyms: | any which way, anyhow, by turns, erratically, fitfully, haphazardly, helter-skelter*, infrequently, occasionally, off and on*, periodically, slapdash, uncommonly, unevenly, willy-nilly*, at intervals, by fits and starts, disconnectedly, eccentrically, in snatches, jerkily, now and again, out of sequence, spasmodically, sporadically, uncertainly, unmethodically, unpunctually |
| Antonyms: | evenly, regularly |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | makeshift |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | temporary |
| Synonyms: | alternative, expedient, hit-or-miss*, provisional, quick-and-dirty*, slapdash*, stopgap, substitute, Band-Aid, make-do, temp, throwaway |
| Antonyms: | complete, finished, permanent, ready |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | messy |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | cluttered, dirty |
| Synonyms: | blotchy*, careless, chaotic, confused, disheveled, disordered, disorganized, grimy, grubby*, muddled, raunchy*, slapdash*, slipshod*, sloppy, slovenly, unkempt, untidy, littered, rumpled, unfastidious |
| Antonyms: | clean, ordered, organized, uncluttered |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | negligent |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | careless, indifferent |
| Synonyms: | cursory, delinquent, derelict, forgetful, heedless, inadvertent, inattentive, inconsiderate, lax, neglectful, nonchalant, offhand, regardless, remiss, slack, slapdash*, slipshod*, sloppy*, slovenly, thoughtless, unconcerned, unmindful, unthinking, asleep at switch, behindhand, discinct, disregardful, incurious, unheedful |
| Antonyms: | attentive, careful, mindful, successful, caring |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | random |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | haphazard, chance |
| Synonyms: | accidental, adventitious, aimless, arbitrary, casual, contingent, desultory, fluky, fortuitous, hit-or-miss*, incidental, indiscriminate, irregular, odd, promiscuous, purposeless, slapdash*, spot, stray, unplanned, unpremeditated, designless, driftless, objectless, unaimed, unconsidered |
| Antonyms: | definite, methodical, particular, specific, systematic |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | remiss |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | careless, thoughtless |
| Synonyms: | any which way, culpable, daydreaming, delinquent, derelict, dilatory, forgetful, heedless, inattentive, indifferent, indolent, lackadaisical, lax, lazy, neglectful, negligent, regardless, slack, slapdash, slipshod, sloppy, slothful, slow, tardy, uninterested, unmindful, any old way, asleep at switch, asleep on job, behindhand, defaultant, disregardful, fainéant, woolgathering |
| Antonyms: | careful, mindful, scrupulous, thorough, thoughtful |
| Main Entry: | slipshod |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | careless; not well done |
| Synonyms: | bedraggled, disheveled, faulty, fly-by-night*, haphazard, imperfect, inaccurate, inexact, loose, messy, neglected, negligent, raunchy, scruffy*, shabby*, shoddy*, slapdash*, sloppy, slovenly, tacky*, tattered, threadbare, unkempt, untidy, botched, fouled-up, junky, messed-up, screwed-up, scrubby, unmeticulous, unsystematic, unthorough |
| Antonyms: | careful, neat, polished, refined, well-done |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | sloppy |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | messy |
| Synonyms: | awkward, bedraggled, careless, clumsy, dingy, dirty, disheveled, inattentive, mediocre, muddy, poor, slapdash, slipshod, slovenly, splashy*, tacky*, unkempt, untidy, watery, wet, botched, not clean, sludgy, slushy, unthorough |
| Antonyms: | clean, neat, orderly, tidy |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | slovenly |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | dirty, disordered |
| Synonyms: | bedraggled, careless, dingy, disheveled, disorderly, dowdy, frowzy*, frumpy*, grubby, grungy*, heedless, icky*, loose, messy, negligent, pigpen*, raunchy, seedy, slack, slapdash, sleazy*, slipshod, sloppy, tacky, topsy-turvy, unkempt, untidy, botched, down-at-the-heel*, grody, messed up, mussy, unfastidious, unthorough |
| Antonyms: | clean, ordered, organized |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | superficial |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | without depth, detail |
| Synonyms: | apparent, casual, cosmetic, cursory, desultory, empty, evident, exterior, external, flash, flimsy, frivolous, general, glib, half-baked*, hasty, hurried, ignorant, inattentive, lightweight, ostensible, outward, partial, passing, perfunctory, peripheral, seeming, shallow, shoal, silly, sketchy, skin-deep*, slapdash*, slight, summary, surface, trivial, uncritical, depthless, nodding, on the surface, one-dimensional, quick-fix, smattery, tip of the iceberg, warped |
| Antonyms: | analytical, careful, deep, detailed, genuine, thorough |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | temporary |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | lasting only a short while |
| Synonyms: | acting, ad hoc, alternate, brief, changeable, ephemeral, evanescent, fleeting, fugitive, impermanent, interim, limited, makeshift*, momentary, mortal, passing, perishable, pro tempore, provisional, short, short-lived, slapdash*, stopgap*, substitute, summary, supply, transient, transitory, unstable, volatile, Band-Aid, ad interim, for the time being, fugacious, make-do, overnight, pro tem, provisory, shifting, temp, unfixed |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | untidy |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | dirty, disorderly |
| Synonyms: | bedraggled, careless, chaotic, disheveled, dowdy*, frowzy*, jumbled, mess, messy, muddled, slapdash*, slipshod*, sloppy, slovenly, tacky*, tangled, topsy-turvy, tousled, unkempt, unsettled, upset, cluttered, disarranged, disarrayed, in disorder, littered, mixed up, rumpled, snarled, uncombed, unfastidious, unneat, unorderly |
| Antonyms: | clean, neat, orderly, tidy |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | helter-skelter |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | with undue hurry and confusion |
| Synonyms: | arbitrary, carelessly, chaotic, confused, disorderly, haphazard, hastily, hit or miss, hurried, random, recklessly, slapdash, hurry-scurry, in disorder |
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