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Common collocations with haphazard in American Collocation

haphazard adjective

US /hæpˈhæzərd/

rather

fairly
largely
a little
often
pretty
quite
rather
relatively
slightly
sometimes
somewhat

Do they follow a structured approach to their work or do things appear somewhat haphazard?

very

completely
extremely
totally

The organisation in the park was totally haphazard, with a queue of cars blocking the way of the coaches.

apparently

apparently
seemingly

To fully understand the characters’ seemingly haphazard behaviour you have to be familiar with the book.

way of doing something

approach
fashion
manner
nature
way

Our booking policy has operated in a slightly haphazard fashion in the past.

combination

arrangement
jumble
mixture
pile

He pulled a few books from the shelves and placed them in a haphazard pile.

casual
chaotic
confusing
idiosyncratic
inconsistent
ineffective
random
uncontrolled
uncoordinated
unpredictable
unsatisfactory
unstructured

A common complaint has been the apparently haphazard and uncoordinated way that employment legislation has been brought in.