adj · adv · noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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UK:/(ˌ)hæpˈhæz.əd/
Canada, US:/(ˌ)hæpˈhæz.ɚd/
Canada, US, nonstandard:/(ˌ)hæfˈhæz.ɚd/
California:Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
Australian:/(ˌ)hæpˈhæz.əd/
QueenslandRecorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
New-Zealand:/(ˌ)hɛpˈhɛz.əd/
CMU ARPABET:HH AE0 P HH AE1 Z ER0 D
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Random; chaotic; incomplete; not thorough, constant, or consistent.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
Do not make such haphazard changes to the settings; instead, adjust the knobs carefully, a bit at a time.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: random, chaotic
Antonyms: systematic
2
adv
Meaning 2
Haphazardly.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
Simple chance, a random accident, luck.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
adjective satellite
Meaning 4
marked by great carelessness
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
a most haphazard system of record keeping
slapdash work
slipshod spelling
sloppy workmanship
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: slapdash, slipshod, sloppy
Antonyms: none provided
5
adjective satellite
Meaning 5
dependent upon or characterized by chance
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
a haphazard plan of action
his judgment is rather hit-or-miss
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: hit-or-miss
Antonyms: none provided
6
adverb
Meaning 6
without care; in a slapdash manner
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
the Prime Minister was wearing a grey suit and a white shirt with a soft collar, but his neck had become thinner and the collar stood away from it as if it had been bought haphazard
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: haphazardly
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From archaic hap (“chance, luck”) + hazard.
Across languages
Translations
62 source translations are retained for this English entry.
