helter-skelter Antonyms
Strongest:
- circumspect
- prolonged
- calculated
- deliberate
- calculated
- deliberate
- unhurried
- prolonged
- circumspect
- unhurried
- unrushed
- unrushed
Strong:
- hesitant
- calculating
- leisurely
- leisurely
- long-term
- faltering
- measured
- hesitant
- tentative
- slow
- extended
- foresighted
- slow
- calculating
- measured
- foresighted
- extended
- faltering
- tentative
- long-term
Weak:
Strongest:
Strong:
- quick
- impetuous
- gadarene
- madcap
- precipitous
- spontaneous
- rush
- breathtaking
- impromptu
- flying
- rapid
- overhasty
- precipitate
- abrupt
- cursory
- pell-mell
- drive-by
- swift
Weak:
Meaning of helter-skelter
helter-skelter (s)
lacking a visible order or organization
with undue hurry and confusion
helter-skelter (r)
haphazardly
helter-skelter (adv.)
In hurry and confusion; without definite purpose; irregularly.
helter-skelter Sentence Examples
- The children ran helter-skelter through the park, their laughter echoing through the air.
- The passengers rushed helter-skelter off the sinking ship, desperately seeking safety.
- The soldiers charged helter-skelter into the enemy lines, their bayonets gleaming in the sunlight.
- The stock market plummeted helter-skelter, sending investors into a panic.
- The concertgoers surged helter-skelter towards the stage as their favorite band took to the stage.
- The firefighters worked helter-skelter to extinguish the raging inferno.
- The kittens chased each other helter-skelter through the kitchen, their playful antics bringing joy to the household.
- The students scrambled helter-skelter to finish their exams on time, their pens scratching furiously across the paper.
- The hikers stumbled helter-skelter down the treacherous mountain trail, their footing uncertain in the fading light.
- The police officers raced helter-skelter to the scene of the crime, sirens wailing in the distance.
FAQs About the word helter-skelter
lacking a visible order or organization, with undue hurry and confusion, haphazardlyIn hurry and confusion; without definite purpose; irregularly.
hasty, sudden, reckless, rushed, headlong, impulsive, makeshift,hurried, rash, quick
circumspect, prolonged, calculated,deliberate, calculated, deliberate, unhurried, prolonged, circumspect, unhurried
The children ran helter-skelter through the park, their laughter echoing through the air.
The passengers rushed helter-skelter off the sinking ship, desperately seeking safety.
The soldiers charged helter-skelter into the enemy lines, their bayonets gleaming in the sunlight.
The stock market plummeted helter-skelter, sending investors into a panic.
