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phraseIf you choose people or things at random, you do not use any particular method, so they all have an equal chance of being chosen. We received several answers, and we picked one at random. Synonyms: haphazardly, randomly, arbitrarily, casually More Synonyms of at random See full dictionary entry for randomphraseIf something happens at random, it happens without a definite plan or pattern. Three people were killed by shots fired at random from a minibus. See full dictionary entry for randomat random in British Englishin a purposeless fashion; not following any prearranged order Examples of 'at random' in a sentenceat random Chinese translation of 'at random'- at or on the double
- at or on the first attempt
- at present
- at random
- at right angles
- at risk
- at sb's bedside
Definition not following any prearranged order We received several answers and we picked one at random. Synonyms haphazardly randomly arbitrarily casually by chance aimlessly unsystematically purposelessly adventitiously Additional synonymsThe door cannot be opened accidentally. Synonyms unintentionally, casually, unexpectedly, incidentally, by accident, by chance, inadvertently, unwittingly, randomly, unconsciously, by mistake, haphazardly, fortuitously, adventitiously, undesignedly Tear gas was fired indiscriminately at the crowds. Synonyms at random, wildly, blindly, madly, instinctively, frantically, randomly, aimlessly, haphazardly, confusedly, purposelessly, unmethodically He was eating irregularly and losing weight. Synonyms erratically, occasionally, now and again, intermittently, off and on, anyhow, unevenly, fitfully, haphazardly, eccentrically, spasmodically, jerkily, in snatches, out of sequence, by fits and starts, disconnectedly, unmethodically, unpunctually - at or on hand
- at or on the double
- at present
- at random
- at rest
- at sea
- at someone's behest
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