Thesaurus / sloppy
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The Wizards’ offense was sloppy, but that didn’t make a difference in light of one of their best defensive stretches of the season.
WIZARDS RISE TO THEIR OWN DEFENSE, BEAT THE HEAT ON THE ROADAVA WALLACEFEBRUARY 4, 2021WASHINGTON POSTWithout it, hikers get “sloppy,” especially when they’re tired.
INDOOR EXERCISES TO PREPARE YOU FOR HIKING THE GREAT OUTDOORSPAM MOOREJANUARY 27, 2021WASHINGTON POSTMaryland’s defense remained a concern, but the Terps were also sloppy with the ball, finishing with 16 turnovers that turned into 27 Ohio State points.
MARYLAND WOMEN HAVE A PAIR OF WINNING STREAKS SNAPPED BY OHIO STATEKAREEM COPELANDJANUARY 26, 2021WASHINGTON POSTWith a healthcare system already riddled with disparities, sloppy applications of deep learning could make that worse.
AI COULD MAKE HEALTHCARE FAIRER—BY HELPING US BELIEVE WHAT PATIENTS SAYKAREN HAOJANUARY 22, 2021MIT TECHNOLOGY REVIEWEller said the Capitals lost some of their edge, getting sloppy and taking too many penalties.
CAPITALS LOSE A TWO-GOAL LEAD AND FALL TO THE PENGUINS IN OVERTIME ON SIDNEY CROSBY’S WINNERSAMANTHA PELLJANUARY 20, 2021WASHINGTON POSTThe enzyme is sloppy and can introduce a lot of genetic changes, Andino says.
A NEW POLIO VACCINE JOINS THE FIGHT TO VANQUISH THE PARALYZING DISEASEAIMEE CUNNINGHAMJANUARY 8, 2021SCIENCE NEWSUnder normal circumstances with limited energy to go around, life would never be so sloppy to discard the byproducts of this energy without first licking the plate clean.
DAWN OF THE HELIOCENE - ISSUE 90: SOMETHING GREENSUMMER PRAETORIUSSEPTEMBER 16, 2020NAUTILUSA brand has limited ability to control how it is perceived, but slow or sloppy deliveries can prompt negative reviews online, threatening to damage the brand’s reputation in the broader market.
DEEP DIVE: HOW THE SUMMER OF 2020 FORCED BRAND MARKETING TO CHANGE FOR THE BETTERJIM COOPERSEPTEMBER 14, 2020DIGIDAYEngineers and other employees who worked on the construction site, and who’ve since filed dozens of legal claims, allege the city tried to hurry the project along and got sloppy.
HOW THE CITY CAME TO LEASE A LEMONLISA HALVERSTADT AND JESSE MARXAUGUST 10, 2020VOICE OF SAN DIEGOIf you’re playing too fast and you get sloppy, that is a problem.
THE PACE OF PLAY HAS NEVER BEEN FASTER IN THE WNBAHOWARD MEGDALAUGUST 6, 2020FIVETHIRTYEIGHTWORDS RELATED TO SLOPPY
- any way
- asleep on job
- behindhand
- broad
- careless
- casual
- delinquent
- derelict
- devil-may-care
- disregardful
- easygoing
- flaccid
- forgetful
- general
- imprecise
- inaccurate
- indefinite
- indifferent
- inexact
- lenient
- neglectful
- negligent
- nonspecific
- oblivious
- overindulgent
- paying no mind
- regardless
- shapeless
- slipshod
- sloppy
- soft
- unmindful
- vague
- yielding
- apart
- asunder
- at large
- baggy
- clear
- detached
- disconnected
- easy
- flabby
- flaccid
- floating
- free
- hanging
- insecure
- lax
- liberated
- limp
- loosened
- movable
- not fitting
- relaxed
- released
- separate
- slack
- slackened
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- unattached
- unbolted
- unbound
- unbuttoned
- uncaged
- unclasped
- unconfined
- unconnected
- undone
- unfastened
- unfettered
- unhinged
- unhooked
- unlatched
- unlocked
- unpinned
- unrestrained
- unrestricted
- unsecured
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- untied
- wobbly
- apart
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- at large
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- clear
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- easy
- escaped
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- free
- hanging
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- liberated
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- loosened
- movable
- not fitting
- released
- separate
- slack
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- unattached
- unbolted
- unbound
- unbuttoned
- uncaged
- unclasped
- unconfined
- unconnected
- undone
- unfastened
- unfettered
- unhinged
- unhooked
- unlatched
- unlocked
- unpinned
- unrestrained
- unrestricted
- unsecured
- unshackled
- untied
- wobbly
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