Meaning & use
Haphazard
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Lacking any clear plan, order, or organization; done or chosen at random.
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The files were stored in a haphazard pile with no discernible system.
Their haphazard approach to planning led to several last-minute scrambles.
A note on using this word
Combines the old word "hap," meaning chance or luck, with "hazard," itself derived from a dice game, underscoring the word's link to randomness.
Words with a similar meaning
disorganizedrandom
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Words with an opposite meaning
systematicmethodical
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