Synonyms of catch-as-catch-can

catch-as-catch-can

adjective

ˈkach-əz-ˈkach-ˈkan 

as in random

lacking a definite plan, purpose, or pattern

we're always having drop-in guests at our beachfront cottage, and sleeping arrangements tend to be catch-as-catch-can

Synonyms & Similar Words

• random
• scattered
• arbitrary
• haphazard
• sporadic
• erratic
• lucky
• slapdash
• desultory
• casual
• accidental
• aimless
• stray
• hit-or-miss
• contingent
• odd
• helter-skelter
• irregular
• chance
• shotgun
• fortuitous
• incidental
• inadvertent
• unsystematic
• unpremeditated
• spot
• unplanned
• scattershot
• unintentional
• unconsidered
• directionless
• indiscriminate
• chancy
• disorganized
• purposeless
• unintended
• undirected
• flukey
• undiscriminating
• unselective
• fluky
• objectless
• disorderly

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• regular
• systematic
• methodical
• regular
• orderly
• organized
• stable
• steady
• fixed
• continuous
• constant
• systematized
• established
• methodic
• arranged
• nonrandom
• even
• set
• planned
• conscious
• deliberate
• managed
• thoughtful
• aware
• purposeful
• ordered
• willful
• wilful
• orchestrated

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of catch-as-catch-can

Prison is a kind of black-comedic version of a factory: in contrast to the catch-as-catch-can prisons of preindustrial times, everyone is assigned a role and compelled to conformity through regimentation or isolation. —Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 22 July 2024

The old days of barnstorming teams playing catch-as-catch-can schedules was no longer an acceptable business model. —Richard Selcer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 June 2024

Cone collection, done by local residents who are paid by the bushel, is a catch-as-catch-can kind of business. —Lydia Depillis, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2024

Their thorny flawed catch-as-catch-can humanity now stands in stark contrast to the majority of movies that have been spun off from comic books over the last 40 years. —Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 10 June 2023