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random

[ran-duhm] / ˈræn dəm /
ADJECTIVE
haphazard, chance
Synonyms
STRONGEST
accidental aimless arbitrary incidental indiscriminate irregular odd unplanned
WEAK
adventitious by-the-way casual contingent designless desultory driftless fluky fortuitous hit-or-miss objectless promiscuous purposeless slapdash spot stray unaimed unconsidered unpremeditated
Antonyms
STRONGEST
essential methodical planned systematic
WEAK
definite particular specific

Example Sentences

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As he watched the Artemis II mission, Pearlman waited for the moment that a random product popped up.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

Texas Rep. Jasmine Crockett’s name was wrong, and the meme used a picture of some random dude to stand in for New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani.

From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026

Previously, scientists believed actin mainly reached this region by random diffusion.

From Science Daily • Apr. 1, 2026

TikTok creator Marcelo Wang, who teaches viewers how to say popular phrases and slang in Mandarin, alerted many to the "super random" trend in a post on Friday.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

This proves that the first incident three weeks ago was far from a random occurrence.

From "Linked" by Gordon Korman