Synonyms of erratically

erratically

adverb

as in randomly

without definite aim, direction, rule, or method

the police officer pulled over the driver, who had been spotted driving very erratically

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of erratically

The shooting happened near Newton Plaza on CSU's main campus after Colorado State University Police Department officers initially responded to a report of a person acting erratically. — Christa Swanson, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026

On rare occasions, electromagnetic noise or external magnetic fields can make magnetic-switch keyboards act erratically around other electronics, as seen in the video below. — ArsTechnica, 5 Oct. 2026

At a news conference near the scene of the crash, New South Wales Assistant Police Commissioner David Waddell said the young driver appeared to be driving erratically before losing control of the vehicle. — Jason Volack, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2026

Bass said her review would be a top-down evaluation that also scrutinizes the roles of dispatchers, supervisors and others involved in responding to reports of people behaving erratically. — Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026

In office, however, Fetterman entered treatment for depression and later began behaving so erratically that Jentleson resigned as his chief of staff and alerted the senator’s doctor. — Isaac Arnsdorf, New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2026

Police apprehended Steen shortly after the murder, weaving erratically on a bicycle with Frost’s blood on his clothes. — Amber Gaudet, Charlotte Observer, 17 Sep. 2026

Her husband, Bobby Lane, was driving Otwell and their two children from their Wilmar home to the Walmart in Monticello when an Arkansas State Police cruiser coming the opposite direction began behaving erratically. — Daniel McFadin, Arkansas Online, 27 Aug. 2026

Adair died in his cell following an altercation with multiple deputies that evening, many of whom testified Adair was being noncompliant and behaving erratically following a visit to the jail’s medical clinic. — Sofi Zeman august 26, Kansas City Star, 27 Aug. 2026