planless

adjective

Definition of planlessnext
as in haphazard

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  1. haphazard
  2. disorganized
  3. unsystematic
  4. patternless
  5. chaotic
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  • Violent crime, once almost unknown on the island, is rising sharply—another sign of the state’s haphazard retreat.
    — Will Freeman, Foreign Affairs, 17 Sep. 2026
  • With no clear guidance, haphazard and improvised efforts by companies to clean the homes left 6 in 10 residences still unsafe.
    — Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of haphazard
Adjective
  • The findings paint a picture of a response marred by poor preparation, communication issues and disorganized leadership that struggled to coordinate between jurisdictions.
    — Evan Bush, NBC news, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Chaos ruled the Eaton fire’s incident command Even if on-the-ground reports of a burning west Altadena had reached the Rose Bowl base, the incident command located there was disorganized and chaotic, the report found.
    — Terry Castleman, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of disorganized
Adjective
  • For millennia, mathematicians treated problems of chance with unsystematic guesswork.
    — Jack Murtagh, Scientific American, 19 Apr. 2026
  • The raids appeared to be wildly unsystematic.
    — Daniel Brook, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
Definition of unsystematic
Adjective
  • Taken individually, Alice’s measurements and Bob’s measurements both appear completely patternless.
    — Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 8 Aug. 2025
Definition of patternless
Adjective
  • Meloni's right-wing coalition says the change will lead to more stable governments and avoid chaotic post-election dealmaking.
    — Hugh Leask, CNBC, 11 Oct. 2026
  • In a recent Nature study, Stoliker’s team designed an experiment to test whether these directions are truly chaotic and random.
    — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 10 Oct. 2026
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“Planless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/planless. Accessed 14 Oct. 2026.

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