What is another word for hit-or-miss?
Pronunciation:
[ hˈɪtɔːmˈɪs], [ hˈɪtɔːmˈɪs], [ h_ˈɪ_t_ɔː_m_ˈɪ_s]
Synonyms for Hit-or-miss:
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adj.
• chancy- accidental ,
- causeless ,
- chance ,
- coin toss ,
- fluky ,
- hazardous ,
- lucky ,
- potluck ,
- risky ,
- speculative ,
- uncertain .
- analytical ,
- benchmarked ,
- empirical ,
- experimental ,
- investigative ,
- probative ,
- tentative ,
- test ,
- trial ,
- unproven ,
- unverified .
- fits starts ,
- flighty ,
- in decisive ,
- in-decisive ,
- more bits and pieces ,
- more bits-and-pieces ,
- more directionless ,
- more drifting ,
- more goalless ,
- more objectless ,
- more undirected ,
- more unguided ,
- more vagrant ,
- most bits and pieces ,
- most bits-and-pieces ,
- most directionless ,
- most drifting ,
- most goalless ,
- most objectless ,
- most undirected ,
- most unguided ,
- most vagrant ,
- un availing ,
- un directed ,
- un guided ,
- un planned ,
- un predictable ,
- un-availing ,
- un-directed ,
- un-guided ,
- un-planned ,
- un-predictable ,
- wayward .
- bits pieces ,
- flickering ,
- herky jerky ,
- herkyjerky ,
- in constant ,
- in-constant ,
- more fluctuating ,
- more herky jerky ,
- more herky-jerky ,
- more herkyjerky ,
- more on again off again ,
- more on-again-off-again ,
- more shifting ,
- more spastic ,
- most fluctuating ,
- most herky jerky ,
- most herky-jerky ,
- most herkyjerky ,
- most on again off again ,
- most on-again-off-again ,
- most shifting ,
- most spastic ,
- re current ,
- re-current ,
- shifting ,
- un stable ,
- un stabler ,
- un stablest ,
- un-stable ,
- un-stabler ,
- un-stablest .
- Willy nilly ,
- all over map ,
- de signless ,
- de-signless ,
- devil may care ,
- dis orderly ,
- dis organized ,
- dis-orderly ,
- dis-organized ,
- fluker ,
- flukest ,
- more designless ,
- more unmethodical ,
- most designless ,
- most unmethodical ,
- un concerned ,
- un conscious ,
- un considered ,
- un coordinated ,
- un expected ,
- un methodical ,
- un organized ,
- un premeditated ,
- un systematic ,
- un thinking ,
- un-concerned ,
- un-conscious ,
- un-considered ,
- un-coordinated ,
- un-expected ,
- un-methodical ,
- un-organized ,
- un-premeditated ,
- un-systematic ,
- un-thinking ,
- unconscious ,
- willynilly .
- bandaid ,
- ex temporized ,
- ex-temporized ,
- fly by night ,
- more autoschediastic ,
- more band aid ,
- more band-aid ,
- more bandaid ,
- more extemporized ,
- more improviso ,
- most autoschediastic ,
- most band aid ,
- most band-aid ,
- most bandaid ,
- most extemporized ,
- most improviso ,
- spur of the moment ,
- spur-of-the-moment ,
- un prepared ,
- un rehearsed ,
- un studied ,
- un-prepared ,
- un-rehearsed ,
- un-studied ,
- unrehearsed .
- by bits pieces ,
- dis continuing ,
- dis continuous ,
- dis-continuing ,
- dis-continuous ,
- epochal ,
- here there ,
- in frequent ,
- in-frequent ,
- more checked ,
- more discontinuing ,
- more epochal ,
- more iterant ,
- more periodical ,
- more punctuated ,
- more recurring ,
- more seasonal ,
- more stop and go ,
- more stop-and-go ,
- most checked ,
- most discontinuing ,
- most epochal ,
- most iterant ,
- most periodical ,
- most punctuated ,
- most recurring ,
- most seasonal ,
- most stop and go ,
- most stop-and-go ,
- on off ,
- re curring ,
- re-curring ,
- stop and go .
- makedo ,
- more make do ,
- more make-do ,
- more makedo ,
- more throwaway ,
- most make do ,
- most make-do ,
- most makedo ,
- most throwaway ,
- pro visional ,
- quick and dirty ,
- stopgap ,
- temp .
- good for nothing ,
- more floundering ,
- more good for nothing ,
- more good-for-nothing ,
- more motiveless ,
- more purportless ,
- more unhelpful ,
- more unpurposed ,
- most floundering ,
- most good for nothing ,
- most good-for-nothing ,
- most motiveless ,
- most purportless ,
- most unhelpful ,
- most unpurposed ,
- un helpful ,
- un necessary ,
- un profitable ,
- un purposed ,
- un-helpful ,
- un-necessary ,
- un-profitable ,
- un-purposed ,
- uncalled for .
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adv.
• helter-skelter Other synonyms:
- all over the place ,
- chaotic ,
- disorganized ,
- hasty ,
- hit-and-miss ,
- uncoordinated ,
- undisciplined ,
- unstructured .
- desultory .
- spot .
Other relevant words:
• at random
• noun
- Orderless ,
- Unarranged ,
- Unjoined ,
- adventitious ,
- aleatory ,
- amorphous ,
- arbitrary ,
- blobby ,
- blurred ,
- botched ,
- broad ,
- bungling ,
- capricious ,
- careless ,
- casual ,
- catch-as-catch-can ,
- chancy ,
- clumsy ,
- confused ,
- contingent ,
- dangerous ,
- deficient ,
- disarticulated ,
- discontinuous ,
- disjunct ,
- disordered ,
- disorderly ,
- dispersed ,
- disproportionate ,
- erratic ,
- fitful ,
- foggy ,
- formless ,
- fortuitous ,
- frivolous ,
- fuzzy ,
- general ,
- gratuitous ,
- half-assed ,
- hazy ,
- helter-skelter ,
- heuristic ,
- imprecise ,
- inaccurate ,
- inchoate ,
- incidental ,
- incoherent ,
- indecisive ,
- indefinable ,
- indefinite ,
- indeterminate ,
- indistinct ,
- inexact ,
- infrequent ,
- intermittent ,
- irregular ,
- lax ,
- loose ,
- makeshift ,
- meaningless ,
- messy ,
- misshapen ,
- non-specific ,
- nonspecific ,
- nonuniform ,
- obscure ,
- occasional ,
- odd ,
- offhand ,
- pilot ,
- planless ,
- probationary ,
- promiscuous ,
- provisional ,
- purposeless ,
- senseless ,
- serendipitous ,
- shadowy ,
- shapeless ,
- slapdash ,
- slipshod ,
- sloppy ,
- slovenly ,
- sluttish ,
- spasmodic ,
- sporadic ,
- stochastic ,
- straggling ,
- stray ,
- sweeping ,
- testing ,
- trial and error ,
- trying ,
- unascertainable ,
- uncalculated ,
- unclassified ,
- unclear ,
- unconsidered ,
- undefined ,
- undeterminable ,
- undetermined ,
- undirected ,
- unforeseeable ,
- ungraded ,
- unmethodical ,
- unordered ,
- unorganized ,
- unpredictable ,
- unpremeditated ,
- unsorted ,
- unspecific ,
- unspecified ,
- unsure ,
- unsymmetrical ,
- unsystematic ,
- untidy ,
- vague ,
- veiled ,
- wandering .
- ADLIB ,
- Autoschediastic ,
- Designless ,
- Driftless ,
- Improviso ,
- Iterant ,
- Objectless ,
- Purportless ,
- Unfrequent ,
- Unpurposed ,
- ad lib ,
- aimless ,
- all over the map ,
- any old way ,
- band aid ,
- bits and pieces ,
- bits-and-pieces ,
- by bits and pieces ,
- directionless ,
- every other ,
- fits and starts ,
- goalless ,
- haphazard ,
- here and there ,
- herky-jerky ,
- hit or miss ,
- make do ,
- make-do ,
- motiveless ,
- now then ,
- on-again, off-again ,
- on-again-off-again ,
- random ,
- seasonal ,
- semioccasional ,
- spastic ,
- stop-and-go ,
- throwaway ,
- unaimed ,
- unguided ,
- unhelpful .
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How to use "Hit-or-miss" in context?
When it comes to brewing, there are few things more frustrating than a hit-or-miss batch of beer. Whether it's the occasional batch that ends up being way too strong or too thin, or the more common occurrence of the beer ending up too pale or too dark, brewing can be a frustrating experience when things don't go as planned.
However, there are some key things to keep in mind if you're dealing with a lot of hit-or-miss batches. First and foremost, don't be afraid to experiment with different brewing methods and ingredients.
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