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adj haphazard, chance
accidental
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Synonyms for random
adj haphazard, chance
accidentalstaraimlessstararbitrarystarincidentalstarindiscriminatestarirregulars
taroddstarunplannedstaradventitiousstarcasualstarcontingentstardesignlessstardes
ultorystardriftlessstarflukystarfortuitousstarhit-or-missstarobjectlessstarpromi
scuousstarpurposelessstarslapdashstarspotstarstraystarunaimedstarunconsideredsta
runpremeditatedstar
Antonyms for random
essentialmethodicalplannedsystematicdefiniteparticularspecific
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More words related to random
accidental
adj. happening unexpectedly
adventitious
casual
chance
coincidental
contingent
fluky
fortuitous
inadvertent
incidental
random
uncalculated
unexpected
unforeseen

unintended
unintentional
unplanned
aimless
adj. having no goal
accidental
any which way
bits-and-pieces
blind
capricious
careless
casual
chance
desultory
directionless
drifting
erratic
fanciful
fickle
fits and starts
flighty
fortuitous
frivolous
goalless
haphazard
heedless
hit-or-miss
indecisive
indiscriminate
irresolute
objectless
pointless
purposeless
random
shiftless
stray
thoughtless
unavailing
undirected
unguided
unplanned
unpredictable
vagrant
wandering
wanton
wayward
anyhow
adv. by any means
about
any which way
anyway
around
at any rate
at random
haphazard
haphazardly
helter-skelter
however
in any case
in any respect

in any way
in either way
in one way or another
in whatever way
nevertheless
random
randomly
regardless
under any circumstances
whatever happens
willy-nilly
arbitrary
adj. whimsical, chance
approximate
capricious
discretionary
erratic
fanciful
frivolous
inconsistent
injudicious
irrational
irresponsible
offhand
optional
random
subjective
supercilious
superficial
unaccountable
unreasonable
unscientific
wayward
willful
contingent
adj. conditional; possible
accidental
casual
chance
controlled by
dependent
fluky
fortuitous
haphazard
incidental
likely
odd
probable
probably
random
subject to
unanticipated
uncertain
unexpected
unforeseeable
unforeseen
unpredictable
cursory
adj. casual, hasty
brief

careless
depthless
desultory
fast
half-assed
half-baked
haphazard
hit or miss
hurried
offhand
passing
perfunctory
quick
random
rapid
shallow
short
sketchy
slapdash
slight
sloppy
speedy
summary
superficial
swift
uncritical
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26 Synonyms found for random
Word Origin & History
random "having no definite aim or purpose," 1650s, from at random (1560s), "at g
reat speed" (thus, "carelessly, haphazardly"), alteration of M.E. randon "impetu
osity, speed" (c.1300), from O.Fr. randon "rush, disorder, force, impetuosity,"
from randir "to run fast," from Frankish *rant "a running," from P.Gmc. *randa (
cf. O.H.G. rennen "to run," O.E. rinnan "to flow, to run"). In 1980s college stu
dent slang, it began to acquire a sense of "inferior, undesirable." Random acces
s in ref. to computer memory is recorded from 1953.
Example Sentences for random
He rambled at random with the uncertain step caused by solitude.
Then he knew there would be no use asking questions at random.
These cases, however, must not be cited in our Courts at random, as has too freq
uently been done.
But she will not lay them at random in the water, as do the toads and the fish.
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