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random

/ˈɹændəm/adjective2 syllables

Random means: lacking any definite plan or order or purpose; governed by or depending on chance.

Synonyms for random8

adjective, as in lacking any definite plan or order or purpose; governed by or depending on chance

ergodic, haphazard, hit-or-miss, stochastic

also used for random

rando, nobody, nonentity, vagrant

Includes material from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Opposites of random

nonrandom

What does random mean?1

adjective

1

lacking any definite plan or order or purpose; governed by or depending on chance“a random choice”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with random?2

two syllables

tandem

four syllables

memorandum
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Random in a sentence

  • The possibilities are random, so, it would be better to not rely on it.mexicanhere
  • The plowing is according to the furrow; the harvest, rather at random.AmarMecheri
  • Losing the way, he chose the road at random.unknown
  • The opinion poll was based on a random sample of adults.sundown
  • Sami would never give his number to a random person.OsoHombre
  • The subjects for the experiment were chosen at random.unknown
  • A perfect randomizer can show the results that don't seem random at first sight.Takirabor
  • You had better stop buying things at random.sundown

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.