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.
helter-skelter Meaning
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.
Synonyms & Antonyms of helter-skelter
Synonyms:
- impromptu
- overhasty
- precipitous
- drive-by
- breathtaking
- quick
- rapid
- precipitate
- rush
- abrupt
- gadarene
- impetuous
- pell-mell
- madcap
- swift
- cursory
- flying
- spontaneous
Antonyms:
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.
reckless, hasty, headlong,hurried, impulsive, rash, rushed, makeshift, sudden, impromptu
calculated, circumspect, unrushed, unrushed, prolonged, unhurried,deliberate, calculated, deliberate, 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.
