SLAPDASH Synonyms: 71 Similar and Opposite Words

slapdash

adjective

ˈslap-ˈdash

Definition of slapdash

as in random

lacking a definite plan, purpose, or pattern the police department's investigation of the charges against the mayor was slapdash and not very thorough

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Recent Examples of slapdash However, Livingstone said a social media ban for teens is a slapdash solution from governments that have failed to properly police tech giants for years. — Sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 8 Apr. 2026 The attorney general’s slapdash onboarding adds mounting scrutiny over his UF position. — Garrett Shanley, Miami Herald, 5 Mar. 2026 Though many social media platforms, including Instagram, require creators to disclose if their content is AI-generated, such guidelines are enforced only in a slapdash fashion. — Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 22 Apr. 2026 To that end, the writer-director, Chandler Levack, establishes an agreeably slapdash attitude of hedonistic adventure, one that’s often intentionally borderline cringe. — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 12 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for slapdash

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Adjective

Luka Dončić got traded at midnight on a random Saturday in February.

— David Aldridge, New York Times, 2 July 2026
Pinned to their random assortment of hats were scrawled, handmade signs proclaiming liberty or death.

— Sarah M.S. Pearsall, The Conversation, 2 July 2026

Definition of random

Adjective

Every state taxes alcoholic beverages, though the tax treatment of certain alcoholic beverages may appear arbitrary.

— Adam Hoffer, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026
The war period saw its own moments of threats to rights, such as suspending habeas corpus, the legal mechanism to prevent arbitrary detention.

— Chris Kenning, USA Today, 2 July 2026

Definition of arbitrary

Adjective

Promising young filmmakers, having cobbled together haphazard budgets for an Easy Rider or Bonnie and Clyde couldn’t find coherent support for new ideas.

— Peter Bart, Deadline, 25 June 2026
In the early 2000s, especially, Ashley favored haphazard updos, with layers falling from the sides, as seen at the spring 2005 Marc Jacobs show in New York.

— Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 12 June 2026

Definition of haphazard

Adjective

After cycling through erratic gigs—bus driver, garbage collector, violin maker—his carpentry skills landed him a job on an expedition vessel in Antarctica from 2006 to 2010.

— Richard Morgan, Time, 29 June 2026
His social media posts became increasingly erratic.

— Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 27 June 2026

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