helter-skelter English

Meaning helter-skelter meaning

What does helter-skelter mean?

helter-skelter

— adverb haphazardly the books were piled up helter-skelter

— adjective (= pell-mell) with undue hurry and confusion a helter-skelter kind of existence with never a pause a pell-mell dash for the train

— adjective (= chaotic) lacking a visible order or organization

Synonyms helter-skelter synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as helter-skelter?

helter-skelter English » English

in disorder

chaotic

topsy-turvy

pell-mell

confused

wildly

turmoil

every which way

disrupt

confusedly

unorganized

tumble

slam-bang

precipitous

precipitate

milling around

lickety split

irregular

in panic

in confusion

in all directions

hustle and bustle

hurly-burly

hugger-mugger

hell-for-leather

headlong

head over heels

fuss

disorderly

disordered

desperately

confusion

chaotically

busily

back and forth

at random