unmethodical

ADJECTIVE

desultory

Synonyms

STRONGEST

aimless chaotic erratic haphazard

WEAK

chance deviating orderless rambling unstable unsystematic without purpose

Antonyms

STRONGEST

organized systematic

ADJECTIVE

disorderly

Synonyms

STRONGEST

chaotic disorganized jumbled undisciplined

WEAK

all over the place cluttered confused dislocated heterogeneous indiscriminate irregular mixed-up out of step out of whack out-of-control scattered scrambled slovenly topsy-turvy tumult uncombed unkempt unrestrained unsystematic untrained

Antonyms

STRONGEST

ordered organized systematic

WEAK

arranged behaved conforming disciplined manageable neat orderly systematized trim well-behaved

ADJECTIVE

haphazard

Synonyms

STRONGEST

aimless arbitrary careless casual desultory disorganized erratic half-assed helter-skelter indiscriminate offhand random slapdash uncoordinated

WEAK

accidental all over the map any old way any which way chance designless devil-may-care disorderly hit-or-miss incidental irregular loose purposeless reckless slipshod spontaneous sudden unconcerned unconscious unconsidered unexpected unorganized unpremeditated unsystematic unthinking willy-nilly

Antonyms

STRONGEST

careful definite deliberate methodical painstaking particular planned specific systematic

WEAK

designed intentional organized straight thought-out

ADJECTIVE

indiscriminate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

aimless extensive haphazard unplanned wholesale

WEAK

assorted broad careless confused designless desultory general heterogeneous hit-or-miss imperceptive jumbled mingled miscellaneous mixed mongrel motley multifarious promiscuous purposeless shallow spot superficial sweeping unconsidered uncritical undiscriminating unselective unsystematic varied variegated wide

Antonyms

STRONGEST

planned

WEAK

chosen critical definite discriminatory methodical particular selective specific systematic

ADJECTIVE

irregular

Synonyms

STRONGEST

capricious erratic intermittent jerky sporadic uneven unreliable

STRONG

aberrant eccentric faltering shifting weaving

WEAK

aimless casual changeable designless desultory disconnected discontinuous fitful fluctuating fragmentary haphazard hit-or-miss inconstant indiscriminate infrequent nonuniform occasional out of order patchy purposeless recurrent shaky spasmodic uncertain unconsidered unpunctual unsettled unsteady unsystematic up and down

Antonyms

STRONGEST

constant continuous dependable regular reliable smooth steady

STRONG

normal

WEAK

common conventional even flat level methodical standard systematic usual

ADJECTIVE

unsystematic

Synonyms

WEAK

all over the place chaotic cluttered confused dislocated disorganized heterogeneous indiscriminate irregular jumbled messy mixed up out of line out of step out of whack out-of-control scattered scrambled slovenly topsy-turvy tumult uncombed undisciplined unkempt unrestrained untrained

Example Sentences

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Emerson was an unmethodical writer with low, puffy sideburns who liked to work himself up into paragraphs of rapture.

From New York Times • Sep. 7, 2016

It is also unmethodical, a show with no ideology of taste.

From Time Magazine Archive

It was not like him to be so unmethodical.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin

Dumoulin was hot-blooded, noisy, unmethodical, always in a state of fuss and fume!

From A Nest of Spies by Allain, Marcel

The merits of the work are almost confined to its speculative theories; its style is destitute of strength and grace, and its reasoning is diffuse and unmethodical.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8 "Cube" to "Daguerre, Louis" by Various

unmethodical

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