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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Owner Shad Khan fired Meyer on Dec. 16, three days after he said he wasn’t going to make a decision based on “helter-skelter” emotion.

From Seattle Times

"That, to me, is way more important than just acting helter-skelter on emotion. I think we have a history of really looking at the facts and then really doing the right thing."

From Fox News

Khan made it clear Monday he values making informed decisions over “just acting helter-skelter on emotion.”

From Seattle Times

The relatively near-future setting explains the solar system's helter-skelter collage of futuristic and vintage styles tangled with wires, chips and detritus.

From Salon

Legs braced, as if for a heavy lift, Manford flicks through index cards jotted with talking points, his words helter-skelter, a hand gesturing frenetically when language seems too slow.

From Washington Post

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