haphazard
Done in a messy way with no plan at all.
haphazard in a sentence
- His haphazard packing meant socks, books and biscuits were all jumbled in one bag.
- The books were shelved in a haphazard order, with cookery next to space and poetry upside down.
Try an 11+ style question
Verbal reasoning papers often ask about a word like this.
Which word is closest in meaning to haphazard?
- Atidy
- Bplanned
- Cmessy
- Dneat
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C: messy. The other three mean the opposite of haphazard.
Which word is most nearly opposite in meaning to haphazard?
- Amessy
- Bplanned
- Ccareless
- Drandom
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B: planned. The other three mean nearly the same as haphazard.
Words that mean something similar
messy, random, careless
Words that mean the opposite
planned, neat, tidy
More words about behaviour & manners
- hoard: To collect lots of things and hide them away.
- hoax: A trick that makes people believe something that is not true.
- hostile: Very unfriendly and ready to argue or fight.
- hygienic: Clean and free from germs that could spread illness.
- idle: Not busy or not in use, or not wanting to work.
- imitate: To copy the way someone speaks or acts.
- impertinent: Rude and not showing respect.
- impostor: Someone who pretends to be another person to trick people.
More words to explore
Sitting the 11+ in Kent, Medway or Buckinghamshire?
Plain-English guides to each test, from the councils’ own pages: Kent Test · Medway Test · Bucks Secondary Transfer Test