All cut and dried antonyms
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- vague — not clearly or explicitly stated or expressed: vague promises.
- undetermined — resolute; staunch: the determined defenders of the Alamo.
- unplanned — a scheme or method of acting, doing, proceeding, making, etc., developed in advance: battle plans.
- flexible — capable of being bent, usually without breaking; easily bent: a flexible ruler.
- arrange — If you arrange an event or meeting, you make plans for it to happen.
- unsettled — not settled; not fixed or stable; without established order; unorganized; disorganized: an unsettled social order; still unsettled in their new home.
- inattentive — not attentive; negligent.
- incautious — not cautious; careless; reckless; heedless.
- ignorant — lacking in knowledge or training; unlearned: an ignorant man.
- heedless — careless; thoughtless; unmindful: Heedless of the danger, he returned to the burning building to save his dog.
- imprudent — not prudent; lacking discretion; incautious; rash.
- indefinite — not definite; without fixed or specified limit; unlimited: an indefinite number.
- chance — If there is a chance of something happening, it is possible that it will happen.
- indeterminate — not determinate; not precisely fixed in extent; indefinite; uncertain.
- unintentional — not intentional or deliberate: an unintentional omission from the list.
- unsystematic — having, showing, or involving a system, method, or plan: a systematic course of reading; systematic efforts.
- unwitting — inadvertent; unintentional; accidental: His insult, though unwitting, pained her.
- careless — If you are careless, you do not pay enough attention to what you are doing, and so you make mistakes, or cause harm or damage.
- thoughtless — lacking in consideration for others; inconsiderate; tactless: a thoughtless remark.
- unmindful — not mindful; unaware; heedless; forgetful; careless; neglectful: unmindful of obligations.
- methodic — performed, disposed, or acting in a systematic way; systematic; orderly: a methodical person.
- disorganized — functioning without adequate order, systemization, or planning; uncoordinated: a woefully disorganized enterprise.
- confused — If you are confused, you do not know exactly what is happening or what to do.
- disorderly — characterized by disorder; irregular; untidy; confused: a disorderly desk.
- imprecise — not precise; not exact; vague or ill-defined.
- abnormal — Someone or something that is abnormal is unusual, especially in a way that is worrying.
- unconventional — not conventional; not bound by or conforming to convention, rule, or precedent; free from conventionality: an unconventional artist; an unconventional use of material.
- unusual — not usual, common, or ordinary; uncommon in amount or degree; exceptional: an unusual sound; an unusual hobby; an unusual response.
- inconstant — not constant; changeable; fickle; variable: an inconstant friend.
- unsteady — not steady or firm; unstable; shaky: an unsteady hand.
- eccentric — deviating from the recognized or customary character, practice, etc.; irregular; erratic; peculiar; odd: eccentric conduct; an eccentric person.
- infrequent — happening or occurring at long intervals or rarely: infrequent visits.
- occasional — occurring or appearing at irregular or infrequent intervals; occurring now and then: an occasional headache.
- atypical — Someone or something that is atypical is not typical of its kind.
- foreign — of, relating to, or derived from another country or nation; not native: foreign cars.
- irregular — without symmetry, even shape, formal arrangement, etc.: an irregular pattern.
- strange — unusual, extraordinary, or curious; odd; queer: a strange remark to make.
- uncommon — not common; unusual; rare: an uncommon word.
- different — not alike in character or quality; distinct in nature; dissimilar: The two brothers are very different, although they are identical twins.
- new — other than the former or the old: a new era; in the New World.
- original — belonging or pertaining to the origin or beginning of something, or to a thing at its beginning: The book still has its original binding.
- unfamiliar — not familiar; not acquainted with or conversant about: to be unfamiliar with a subject.
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