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helter-skelter

[hel-ter-skel-ter] / ˈhɛl tərˈskɛl tər /
ADJECTIVE
with undue hurry and confusion
Synonyms
STRONGEST
chaotic haphazard hurried
WEAK
arbitrary carelessly confused disorderly hastily hit or miss hurry-scurry in disorder random recklessly slapdash
Antonyms
STRONGEST
organized systematic
ADVERB
carelessly, confused
Synonyms
STRONGEST
haphazard headlong jumbled
WEAK
about any which way anyhow anywise around at random cluttered disorderly hastily higgledy-piggledy hit-or-miss hotfoot hurriedly impetuously in confusion incautiously incontinently irregular muddled pell-mell random randomly rashly recklessly topsy-turvy tumultuously unmindfully wildly
Antonyms
WEAK
carefully methodical organized straight systematic

Example Sentences

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Challambra Hill climb before the final helter-skelter dash to the finish.

From Barron's • Feb. 1, 2026

That helter-skelter transition threw much of the economics of entertainment out of whack.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 9, 2023

Mixmups follows three friends - Pockets, Giggles and Spin - who live in a helter-skelter house in Mixington Valley, which Rebecca says was inspired by Great Yarmouth.

From BBC • Oct. 29, 2023

It looks rather like an old-fashioned helter-skelter, but in fact it is a heavily-shielded crane.

From BBC • Oct. 26, 2023

We couldn’t bring him with us, because we had to come back helter-skelter.

From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque

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