random[adjective]Synonyms:- chance, accidental, adventitious, casual, fortuitous, haphazard, hit or miss, incidental
[noun]Synonyms:- at random: haphazardly, arbitrarily, by chance, randomly, unsystematically, willy-nilly
Antonyms: purposive, orderly
Contrasted words: arranged, organized, planned, methodical, systematic, deliberate, purposeful
Related Words: contingent,
fluky,
fortuitous,
incidental,
odd [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
ran‧dom AC /ˈrændəm/
adjective [
Word Family: noun:
randomness;
adverb:
randomly;
adjective:
random]
[
Date: 1300-1400;
Language: Old French;
Origin: randon 'great speed or force', from randir 'to run']
1. happening or chosen without any definite plan, aim, or pattern:
The company has introduced random drug testing of its employees. A few random shots were fired. We looked at a random sample of 120 families. a random selection of women who were in the shop2. at random without any definite plan, aim, or pattern
choose/select/pick something at random The gang picked their victims at random.—randomly adverb:
seven randomly chosen numbers—randomness noun [uncountable] [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲