helter-skelter Synonyms
Strongest:
Strong:
- precipitous
- cursory
- impetuous
- impromptu
- precipitate
- madcap
- drive-by
- spontaneous
- breathtaking
- rapid
- flying
- rush
- gadarene
- abrupt
- swift
- overhasty
- quick
- pell-mell
Weak:
Strongest:
- deliberate
- prolonged
- circumspect
- deliberate
- unhurried
- unrushed
- calculated
- prolonged
- circumspect
- unhurried
- unrushed
- calculated
Strong:
- slow
- leisurely
- extended
- foresighted
- leisurely
- tentative
- extended
- tentative
- long-term
- faltering
- calculating
- slow
- hesitant
- long-term
- foresighted
- hesitant
- measured
- measured
- faltering
- calculating
Weak:
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.
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.
rash,hurried, rushed, reckless, sudden, hasty, headlong, makeshift, impulsive,precipitous
deliberate, prolonged, circumspect,deliberate, unhurried, unrushed, calculated, 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.
