slipshod
Lacking proper attention
Slipshod means careless or sloppy, lacking attention to detail or proper standards: slipshod work, a slipshod investigation.
The word originally described shoes worn down at the heel—footwear so neglected it barely stayed on.
That image of shabby disrepair extends to any task done without care: The report was slipshod, full of errors and missing data.
Lacking order or neatness
- untidyLacking neatness or order
- slovenlyUntidy and careless
- unkemptUntidy in appearance
- scruffyMessily neglected in appearance
disheveled · careless · loose · imprecise · inaccurate · inexact · rough-and-ready · ill-fitting
Of lower rank
- substandardBelow required quality
- shabbyWorn and neglected
- second-rateBelow acceptable standards
- cheapLow in price
crude · flimsy · defective · faulty · botched · amateurish · unprofessional · inept
Failing in due care
- heedlessCareless of consequences
- inattentiveNot paying attention
- remissNeglectful of duty
- laxInsufficiently firm or rigorous
thoughtless · unmindful · irresponsible · imprudent · reckless · neglectful · inadvertent · cursory
Lacking systematic arrangement
- chaoticTotally without arrangement
- unsystematicLacking methodical arrangement
- unmethodicalLacking orderly procedure
- randomOccurring without pattern
scattershot · hit-or-miss · erratic · aimless · unplanned · disorderly · jumbled · muddled
messy
Lacking order or neatness
scruffy · disheveled · careless · loose · imprecise · inaccurate · inexact · rough-and-ready · ill-fitting · baggy
inferior
Of lower rank
- substandardBelow required quality
- shabbyWorn and neglected
- second-rateBelow acceptable standards
cheap · crude · flimsy · defective · faulty · botched · amateurish · unprofessional · inept · mediocre
negligent
Failing in due care
- heedlessCareless of consequences
- inattentiveNot paying attention
- remissNeglectful of duty
lax · thoughtless · unmindful · irresponsible · imprudent · reckless · neglectful · inadvertent · cursory · perfunctory
disorganized
Lacking systematic arrangement
- chaoticTotally without arrangement
- unsystematicLacking methodical arrangement
- unmethodicalLacking orderly procedure
random · scattershot · hit-or-miss · erratic · aimless · unplanned · disorderly · jumbled · muddled · piecemeal
- slapdashsloppy, hasty, rushed, careless, haphazard
- shoddinessslapdash, hack job, botch job, botch, poor quality
- cleanlinessclean, cleanliness, clean up, dirty, neatness
- shortcomingsdeficient, inadequate, lacking, inferior, subpar
- unfinishedincomplete, unfinished, partial, half-formed, underdone
slipshodmeticulous
Showing extreme attention to detail
painstaking · careful · thorough · diligent · conscientious
slipshodtidy
Free from clutter
neat · organized · orderly · systematic · methodical
slipshodpolished
Smooth, refined, accomplished
refined · impeccable · well-done · flawless · immaculate
slip, shoe, slipping, slips, shod, slipped, slip-on, unshod, shoddily