desultory | Definition of desultory

Synonyms and Antonyms of desultory

1 lacking a definite plan, purpose, or pattern

a desultory search for something of interest on TV

Synonyms of desultory

aimless, arbitrary, catch-as-catch-can, erratic, haphazard, helter-skelter, hit-or-miss, random, scattered, slapdash, stray

Words Related to desultory

accidental, casual, chance, chancy, contingent, fluky (also flukey), fortuitous, inadvertent, incidental, lucky, unconsidered, unintended, unintentional, unplanned, unpremeditated

scattershot, shotgun

irregular, odd, sporadic, spot

directionless, objectless, purposeless

indiscriminate, unsystematic

disorderly, disorganized

undiscriminating, unselective

Near Antonyms of desultory

established, fixed, regular, set, stable, steady

constant, continuous, even

arranged, managed, orchestrated, ordered, planned

aware, conscious, deliberate, purposeful, thoughtful, willful (or wilful)

Antonyms of desultory

methodical (also methodic), nonrandom, orderly, organized, regular, systematic, systematized

2 passing from one topic to another

a desultory discussion about the news of the day

Synonyms of desultory

digressional, digressionary, digressive, discursive, excursive, leaping, maundering, meandering, rambling, wandering

Words Related to desultory

circuitous, deviating, devious, indirect, roundabout

Near Antonyms of desultory

coherent, consistent, logical

direct, focused (also focussed), straightforward, undeviating