Definitions

randomly

[ran-duhm-lee] / ˈræn dəm li /

ADVERB

anyhow

Synonyms

STRONGEST

anyway

WEAK

about any which way around at any rate at random haphazard haphazardly helter-skelter however in any case in any respect in any way in either way in one way or another in whatever way nevertheless random regardless under any circumstances whatever happens willy-nilly

ADVERB

casually

Synonyms

STRONGEST

aimlessly

WEAK

haphazardly inconstantly

ADVERB

every which way

Synonyms

STRONGEST

haphazardly

WEAK

all over the place at every turn everyway everywhere everywhither in all directions in all manner of ways in every quarter indiscriminately irregularly

ADVERB

haphazardly

Synonyms

STRONGEST

aimlessly carelessly casually

WEAK

accidentally by chance inconstantly

ADVERB

helter-skelter

Synonyms

STRONGEST

haphazard headlong jumbled

WEAK

about any which way anyhow anywise around at random cluttered disorderly hastily higgledy-piggledy hit-or-miss hotfoot hurriedly impetuously in confusion incautiously incontinently irregular muddled pell-mell random rashly recklessly topsy-turvy tumultuously unmindfully wildly

Antonyms

WEAK

carefully methodical organized straight systematic

ADVERB

incoherently

Synonyms

WEAK

aimlessly ambiguously brokenly chaotically confusedly disconnectedly discontinuously disjointedly drunkenly frantically frenziedly illegibly illogically incomprehensibly indistinctly ineptly sloppily spasmodically uncertainly unclearly unintelligibly unrecognizably unsystematically wildly

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

That’s a significant increase over what we would expect if wide divergences occurred randomly, since bear markets have occurred just 24.8% of the time since 1971.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 29, 2026

In cancer cells, DNA damage tends to occur more randomly and can disrupt normal cellular activity or trigger cell death.

From Science Daily • Jun. 21, 2026

Flash frames, scratches and specks of dust pop up randomly on the screen.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 19, 2026

Statistics Jersey's annual Opinions and Lifestyle Survey was being sent to 4,000 randomly selected households with the aim of helping to plan and deliver public services in the future, organisers said.

From BBC • Jun. 14, 2026

But all they contained were thousands of randomly generated trees and the occasional bird, rabbit, or squirrel.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline

randomly

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