haphazard

adjectiveCommon GRE wordMore H words

lacking any clear order or plan; random

In a sentence

Haphazard in a sentence

Here is an example sentence showing haphazard in a sentence.

His haphazard approach to filing meant that important documents were impossible to locate.

Synonyms

disorganizedrandomarbitrarychaotic

Antonyms

systematicmethodicalorderly

Keep going

done regularly and repeatedly, as a matter of habit

to make accustomed to something through repeated exposure

the erectile hairs along an animal's neck and back that rise in anger or fear; figuratively, a state of anger (as in 'raise someone's hackles')

made dull and unoriginal through overuse

a biography that idealizes its subject and glosses over flaws

marked by peace, prosperity, and happiness; idyllically calm

to set apart as holy or treat with great reverence

regarded as holy or deeply revered

Common questions

Haphazard (adjective) means lacking any clear order or plan; random

Here is haphazard used in an example sentence: "His haphazard approach to filing meant that important documents were impossible to locate."

Common synonyms for haphazard include disorganized, random, arbitrary, chaotic.

Antonyms of haphazard include systematic, methodical, orderly.

Haphazard is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

Vocabulary sticks when you meet it in real sentences. Practise these words inside text completion and sentence equivalence questions.