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random

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of random

lacking a definite plan, purpose, or pattern
  • Since we were new in town, our choice of a vet for our dog was entirely random.
Synonyms of random

aimless, arbitrary, catch-as-catch-can, desultory, erratic, haphazard, helter-skelter, hit-or-miss, scattered, slapdash, stray
Words Related to random

accidental, casual, chance, chancy, contingent, fluky (also flukey), fortuitous, inadvertent, incidental, lucky, unconsidered, unintended, unintentional, unplanned, unpremeditated

scattershot, shotgun

irregular, odd, sporadic, spot

directionless, objectless, purposeless

indiscriminate, unsystematic

undirected

disorderly, disorganized

undiscriminating, unselective
Near Antonyms of random

established, fixed, regular, set, stable, steady

constant, continuous, even

arranged, managed, orchestrated, ordered, planned

aware, conscious, deliberate, purposeful, thoughtful, willful (or wilful)
Antonyms of random

methodical (also methodic), nonrandom, orderly, organized, regular, systematic, systematized

Synonym Discussion of random

random, haphazard, casual mean determined by accident rather than design. random stresses lack of definite aim, fixed goal, or regular procedure.
    • a random selection of books
haphazard applies to what is done without regard for regularity or fitness or ultimate consequence.
    • a haphazard collection of rocks
casual suggests working or acting without deliberation, intention, or purpose.
    • a casual collector

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