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What is another word for helter?

Pronunciation: [hˈɛltə] (IPA)

When it comes to synonyms for the word "helter", several options can be considered depending on the desired context. One potential alternative is "helter-skelter", a phrase commonly used to depict a disorderly or chaotic state. Similarly, the word "disordered" carries a similar meaning, suggesting a lack of organization. If a more intense version is needed, "frantic" or "hastily" could be suitable substitutes, implying a sense of urgency. Alternatively, "carelessly" can convey a similar idea, emphasizing a lack of meticulousness. In summary, these synonyms for "helter" provide various ways to express disorder, chaos, urgency, or a lack of organization, depending on the specific context.
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Along the quiet by-road they galloped helter-skelter, at full speed, snorting and tossing their manes in the full enjoyment of their freedom, but greatly to the terror of a party of children who were playing in the lane.
"Stories of Animal Sagacity"
W.H.G. Kingston
The Englishwoman's ease of manner, in spite of her helter-skelter French, oppressed her with an angry sense of inferiority.
"The Rough Road"
William John Locke
Many's th' time ye've helter-skeltered home at th' sound of that bell!
"My Lady of the Chimney Corner"
Alexander Irvine

Famous quotes with Helter

  • Perfectly ordered disorder designed with a helter-skelter magnificence.
    Emily Carr
  • Do we not already sing our love for and obligation to the land of the free and the home of the brave? Yes, but just what and whom do we love? Certainly not the soil, which we are sending helter-skelter downriver. Certainly not the waters, which we assume have no function except to turn turbines, float barges, and carry off sewage. Certainly not the plants, of which we exterminate whole communities without batting an eye. Certainly not the animals, of which we have already extirpated many of the largest and most beautiful species.
    Aldo Leopold
  • In the helter-skelter of this book, I didn’t develop my views as theory. In fact, I even believe that efforts of that kind are tainted with ponderousness. Nietzsche wrote “with his blood,” and criticizing, or, better, experiencing him means pouring out one’s lifeblood. … It was only with my life that I wrote the Nietzsche book that I had planned.
    Georges Bataille

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