Synonyms and antonyms of random in English
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HAPPENING BY CHANCE WITH NO CAUSE OR REASON
It was a random encounter between two long-lost friends.
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chance
A chance meeting brought them back together.
arbitrary
It seems like the decision to cancel such a successful TV show was completely arbitrary.
haphazard
disapproving
Her cabinets were stuffed with a haphazard jumble of books, clothes, cans of soup, and papers.
coincidental
Any similarity between the characters in this book and real people, living or dead, is purely coincidental.
inadvertent
A good editor will catch and correct all inadvertent typos in a text.
unintentional
The omission was completely unintentional, I can assure you.
accidental
He was charged with accidental discharge of a firearm.
fortuitous
Through a series of extremely fortuitous events, she landed a job, an apartment, and a new car all in one weekend.
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intentional
He has been very intentional in including everying in planning meetings.
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If something happens by chance with no plan, cause, or reason, you can say it is random.
random | American Thesaurus
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The two friends had a random encounter on the street. Father likes to take random walks round and about the town.
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