Vocabulary
Haphazard
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
lacking any obvious principle of organization.
Urdu meaning
بے ہنگم، بے ترتیبانہ، جگہ جگہ، بے ضابطگی
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- US policymakers may also want to revisit their haphazard use of sanctions.
- Evidence from the outskirts of Buner and Swat has shown that the public`s haphazard and disorganised response was due to lack of education and awareness.
- Old rules are abused, as evident in the haphazard commercial and residential construction.
- Unless this thinking is followed, Karachi will keep growing in a haphazard manner and the city will be acquiring what it needs through coercion, bribery and unplanned land-use changes.
- Each case is treated uniquely, often resulting in haphazard responses that do more harm than good.
Synonyms
random, unplanned, unsystematic, unmethodical, disorganized, disorderly, irregular
Antonyms
methodical, systematic
Curator example
“the music business works in a haphazard fashion”
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