Slapdash is an English word with synonyms like haphazard or slipshod. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Slapdash in a sentence
Slapdash meaning
Produced or carried out hastily; haphazard; careless.
Using Slapdash
- The main meaning on this page is: Produced or carried out hastily; haphazard; careless.
- Useful related words include: haphazard, slipshod, sloppy, careless.
- In the example corpus, slapdash often appears in combinations such as: the slapdash.
Context around Slapdash
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 7 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 12 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Slapdash
- In this selection, "slapdash" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, received, apparently, slightly, proposals, applications and constructions stand out and add context to how "slapdash" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include appeared slightly slapdash when compared and clumsy and slapdash writing style. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "slapdash" sits close to words such as aaronson, abai and abass, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with slapdash
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
But make no mistake, this is no slapdash production. (9 words)
Some altricial birds build rudimentary nests – pigeons are legendary for making flimsy, apparently slapdash constructions with just a few twigs. (20 words)
Our strong ballot result shows the strength of feeling among our members, who have overwhelmingly rejected the employer’s slapdash proposals. (21 words)
Here’s something for sure: Hitchens would have fumed at the latest moves out of the White House, a slapdash but justified retreat in Syria that saw Kurdish partners of Washington pelting U.S. convoys with rotten vegetables. (38 words)
Traditionally, skincare has been marketed and perceived as a predominantly feminine activity; women were offered various skincare products while men received slapdash applications of a limited number of essentials. (29 words)
At the time these works were dismissed by most as pornographic fantasies of an impotent old man or the slapdash works of an artist who was past his prime. (29 words)
Example sentences (12)
Our strong ballot result shows the strength of feeling among our members, who have overwhelmingly rejected the employer’s slapdash proposals.
Traditionally, skincare has been marketed and perceived as a predominantly feminine activity; women were offered various skincare products while men received slapdash applications of a limited number of essentials.
Some altricial birds build rudimentary nests – pigeons are legendary for making flimsy, apparently slapdash constructions with just a few twigs.
The evidence shows he went to extraordinary lengths to protect his anonymity—all for nothing, thanks to the slapdash security of the platforms he used.
Here’s something for sure: Hitchens would have fumed at the latest moves out of the White House, a slapdash but justified retreat in Syria that saw Kurdish partners of Washington pelting U.S. convoys with rotten vegetables.
And so people end up making them however they can, and there’s a slapdash quality to a lot of them.
But make no mistake, this is no slapdash production.
The Cloverfield Paradox disappointed by franchise association and frustrated due to it slapdash script, but it couldn't offend due to that very incompetence.
The slapdash way the executive order was introduced doesn’t exactly bode well for how seriously it will be taken, beyond its political symbolism.
At the time these works were dismissed by most as pornographic fantasies of an impotent old man or the slapdash works of an artist who was past his prime.
For example, in his classic study Aspects of the Novel (1927), E. M. Forster harshly criticized Scott's clumsy and slapdash writing style, "flat" characters, and thin plots.
Manet's work, which appeared "slightly slapdash" when compared with the meticulous style of so many other Salon paintings, intrigued some young artists.
Common combinations with slapdash
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: