Helter-skelter Synonyms and Antonyms

hĕltər-skĕltər
Carelessly
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. incautiously
  2. unmindfully
  3. rashly
Confused
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. chaotic
  2. disorderly
  3. confused
  4. pell-mell
  5. tumultuous
  6. jumbled
  7. arbitrary
  8. cluttered
  9. disordered
  10. carelessly
  11. harum-scarum
  12. higgledy-piggledy
  13. haphazard
  14. topsy-turvy
  15. higgeldy-piggeldy
  16. hastily
  17. hit-or-miss
  18. upside-down
  19. hurried
  20. hurry-scurry
  21. mixed-up
  22. in disorder
  23. random
  24. recklessly
  25. slapdash
Antonyms:
  1. at moderate speed
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An interruption of regular procedure or of public peace
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. agitation
  2. commotion
  3. disorder
  4. disturbance
  5. stir
  6. tumult
  7. turbulence
  8. turmoil
  9. uproar
  10. flap
  11. to-do
With undue hurry and confusion
(Adverb)
Antonyms:
  1. at moderate speed
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Words Related to Helter-skelter

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Helter-skelter Sentence Examples

  • Rachel Maguire also performed a xylophone solo, which this time was Helter Skelter.

  • The familiar black and white color palette is punctuated by helter-skelter lines that mimic the appearance of a real zebra.

  • As we made the turn into the mall I could see at least half dozen police cruisers, some with lights still spinning, parked helter-skelter near the entrance.

  • At the same instant, with a cry like a wail, first one hound, then another, and then another, sprang helter-skelter from the wood opposite and the whole pack rushed across the field toward the very spot where the wolf had disappeared.

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