randomness

[ran-duhm-nis] / ˈræn dəm nɪs /

NOUN

unpredictability

Synonyms

STRONG

haphazardness

WEAK

changeability fickleness impermanence volatility

Antonyms

STRONGEST

predictability

STRONG

consistency

Example Sentences

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The System is inspired by randomness within nature and the somatic elements of breakdancing, which Jonas grew up doing in Venice Beach.

From Los Angeles Times

“There is a sort of randomness both from a political perspective and then in terms of market reactions to all of this.”

From The Wall Street Journal

“There is a sort of randomness both from a political perspective and then in terms of market reactions to all of this,” said Michael Rosen, chief investment officer at Angeles Investments.

From The Wall Street Journal

Singapore is managed in a way that "excludes accident and randomness", he wrote in Singapore Songlines, his seminal essay on the city's rapid makeover.

From BBC

I’ll miss the randomness of it all and the end of Southwest as we know it.

From The Wall Street Journal