Synonyms for random

Grammar : Adj

Spell : ran-duhm

Phonetic Transcription : ˈræn dəm

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Définition of random

Origin : "having no definite aim or purpose," 1650s, from at random (1560s), "at great speed" (thus, "carelessly, haphazardly"), alteration of Middle English noun randon "impetuosity, speed" (c.1300), from Old French randon "rush, disorder, force, impetuosity," from randir "to run fast," from Frankish *rant "a running" or some other Germanic source, from Proto-Germanic *randa (cf. Old High German rennen "to run," Old English rinnan "to flow, to run;" see run (v.)).
In 1980s U.S. college student slang it began to acquire a sense of "inferior, undesirable." (A 1980 William Safire column describes it as a college slang noun meaning "person who does not belong on our dormitory floor.") Random access in reference to computer memory is recorded from 1953. Related: Randomly; randomness.

adj haphazard, chance

Example sentences :

She interrupted him quickly, and was so agitated that she stammered her words at random.
Extract from : « The Dream » by Emile Zola

Some of our men were firing their guns at random into the underbrush.
Extract from : « In the Valley » by Harold Frederic

The names of Ned are taken a good deal at random; and, doubtless, are often misspelled.
Extract from : « Ned Myers » by James Fenimore Cooper

I answered at random and longed for the meal to end —until I remembered my lecture.
Extract from : « It Happened in Egypt » by C. N. Williamson

But Mr. Perkins does not take the word of a stranger at random.
Extract from : « Concerning Cats » by Helen M. Winslow

Vivian shot at random, and his bullet pierced Cleveland's heart.
Extract from : « Vivian Grey » by Earl of Beaconsfield, Benjamin Disraeli

It is a matter of a delicate nature, madam, and therefore, must not be spoken at random.
Extract from : « The Politician Out-Witted » by Samuel Low

They wandered through a field of flowers capriciously, at random.
Extract from : « Abbe Mouret's Transgression » by Emile Zola

I 'm not the sort that speaks at random, as you ought to know by this time.
Extract from : « Strife (First Series Plays) » by John Galsworthy

Here is a specimen, taken at random from the first month's sheaf.
Extract from : « Things as They Are » by Amy Wilson-Carmichael

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