Synonyms of at random

at random

phrase

as in randomly

without definite aim, direction, rule, or method

The winner was selected at random.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• randomly
• anyway
• haphazard
• anyhow
• anywise
• casually
• haphazardly
• willy-nilly
• irregularly
• hit or miss
• erratically
• aimlessly
• informally
• helter-skelter
• arbitrarily
• unintentionally
• desultorily
• offhand
• accidentally
• inadvertently
• carelessly
• unwittingly
• indiscriminately
• capriciously
• unconsciously
• offhandedly
• whimsically
• fortuitously
• promiscuously
• intermittently
• unpredictably
• fitfully
• disjointedly
• topsy-turvy
• disconnectedly
• higgledy-piggledy
• spottily

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• systematically
• carefully
• formally
• orderly
• intentionally
• deliberately
• methodically
• meticulously
• gingerly
• purposely
• purposefully
• punctiliously

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of at random

There will be 10 unique toys – at random – in each Happy Meal. — Laura Sirikul, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026

Its remaining five songs seem to appear at random, never gelling into a cohesive force or threading a narrative. — Dash Lewis, Pitchfork, 6 July 2026

As noted above, though, that genome was only distributed into the next generation of cells at random, and pieces of it were progressively lost over each generation. — ArsTechnica, 2 July 2026

The first battle is a bloodbath, with the men picked off by musket fire almost at random. — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 1 July 2026