thrown together
Cobbled in haste
Thrown together describes something assembled hastily or carelessly, without much planning or coordination.
A meal thrown together from leftovers uses whatever's available.
People thrown together by circumstance find themselves in proximity without choosing it.
The phrase suggests improvisation rather than deliberate design: The committee was thrown together at the last minute.
- improvisedCreated without prior planning
- hastilyIn rushed manner
- makeshiftTemporary, improvised substitute
- cobbledSurfaced with rounded stones
- haphazardLacking organization or plan
scrambled · patched · duct tape · jury-rigged · rushed · slapdash · assembled · mismatched · random · chaotic · last-minute · at the last minute · spur of the moment · quick · messy · patchwork · ragtag · motley
- improvisationimprovised, impromptu, ad lib, freestyle, ad-lib
- shortcomingsdeficient, inadequate, lacking, inferior, subpar
- unreadyunprepared, ill-prepared, ill-equipped, unready, not ready
thrown togetherwell-planned
Arranged with forethought
premeditated · orchestrated · coordinated · structured · engineered
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