as in neglectful
poorly done or carelessly made
He did a slipshod job. Her research is slipshod at best.
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Recent Examples of slipshod
The end of the campaign was as slipshod as its beginning.
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Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2024
More than anything, the defense argued that the investigation as a whole had been slipshod, and that Moye had become a scapegoat for detectives who didn’t have better answers.
—Monica Hesse, Washington Post, 9 Aug. 2023
Their nests, those altars of parental solicitude proudly built by other birds, are often slipshod affairs.
—Christoph Irmscher, WSJ, 3 Feb. 2023
But it too has been accused of slipshod operations by multiple sources.
—Wil Sands, WIRED, 9 Feb. 2023
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Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2024
More than anything, the defense argued that the investigation as a whole had been slipshod, and that Moye had become a scapegoat for detectives who didn’t have better answers.
—Monica Hesse, Washington Post, 9 Aug. 2023
Their nests, those altars of parental solicitude proudly built by other birds, are often slipshod affairs.
—Christoph Irmscher, WSJ, 3 Feb. 2023
But it too has been accused of slipshod operations by multiple sources.
—Wil Sands, WIRED, 9 Feb. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slipshod
Adjective
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These dream-memories throw us directly into the action with scenes involving mobsters, a neglectful father, and an explosion—all before skipping back to unrelated conversations in modern day.—
Eliana Dockterman,
TIME,
23 Feb. 2025
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Nor is stealth aided by growing evidence of his own neglectful self-care: exhaustion, panic attacks, blackouts, a limp from unattended jogging injuries, eventually audio and visual hallucinations.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
14 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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She was charged with a DUI and DWI, negligently driving a vehicle in a careless and imprudent manner, endangering property, life, and person, as well as recklessly driving a vehicle in wanton and willful disregard for the safety of persons and property.—
DeMicia Inman,
VIBE.com,
28 Feb. 2025
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On March 19, 2024, Huger was charged with a DUI and DWI on the counts of: negligently driving a vehicle in a careless and imprudent manner, endangering property, life, and person, as well as recklessly driving a vehicle in wanton and willful disregard for the safety of persons and property.—
Gabriela Silva,
TVLine,
26 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Andrew Buen, a former sheriff's deputy in Clear Creek County, Colo., was convicted of criminally negligent homicide in the shooting death of a 22-year-old man who called 911 for help after his SUV got stuck near the town of Silver Plume.—
Democrat-Gazette staff from wire reports,
arkansasonline.com,
22 Feb. 2025
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However, if the airline is found to be negligent, the cap on damages can exceed $200,000, according to Applebaum.—
Maria Sole Campinoti,
CNN,
20 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The first half was sloppy for both teams as the two totaled nine turnovers each.—
Nathan Canilao,
The Mercury News,
1 Mar. 2025
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Pacific Ridge survived a sloppy, nine-turnover third quarter, and still led by 10 heading into the final eight minutes.—
San Diego Union-Tribune,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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This is the Republican Party under Trump: shrugging off the well-being of Veterans while pushing reckless cuts.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
4 Mar. 2025
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He was arrested on charges of disobeying the signal of an officer, failure to maintain lane, reckless driving, passing on the right, interfering with an officer and first-degree reckless endangerment.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
3 Mar. 2025
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“Slipshod.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slipshod. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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