Antonyms for randomly

Grammar : Adv

Spell : ran-duhm

Phonetic Transcription : ˈræn dəm

Definition of randomly

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.

As in casually : adv incidentally
As in haphazardly : adv unexpectedly
As in incoherently : adv inarticulately
As in every which way : adv in every direction
As in anyhow : adv by any means
As in helter-skelter : adv carelessly, confused

Example sentences :

This, again, is Nature's way, randomly and tirelessly seeking her ends.
Extract from : « Ways of Nature » by John Burroughs

"Bang," he said randomly, pointing his finger at his head, and then jerked his hand away as if it had burned him.
Extract from : « Games » by Katherine MacLean

Synonyms for randomly

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