RANDOMLY Synonyms: 49 Similar and Opposite Words

randomly

adverb

Definition of randomly

as in casually

without definite aim, direction, rule, or method the winner will be randomly chosen from among all of the entries

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Recent Examples of randomly The experiment selected 24 students and randomly assigned them as prisoners or guards. — Yamillah Hurtado, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2026 Instead of a uniform application, the stones were placed randomly, including a cluster on her middle finger to accentuate her finger-spanning ring. — Kara Nesvig, Allure, 28 Sep. 2026 The ladies were also joined by VMAs nominee Sombr and, randomly, Seth Rogen. — Kathleen Perricone, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Sep. 2026 Two experiments but same result The researchers operated the QPC in a weak-backscattering regime, allowing most quasiparticles to pass while randomly deflecting a small fraction. — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 27 Sep. 2026 The 54 participants were then randomly assigned to one of three groups. — Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2026 In an August Morning Consult survey of 4,528 Hispanic adults nationwide, respondents were randomly divided into two groups and shown ads in Spanish and English. — Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2026 Random by design In an experimental study about a new drug, scientists randomly determine who receives a treatment and who does not. — Mark Louie Ramos, The Conversation, 25 Sep. 2026 Some may occur randomly when a cell divides and replicates its DNA. — Md Published, Verywell Health, 21 Sep. 2026

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Adverb

Without a shred of evidence, Cloud casually weaponized domestic violence allegations against a fan who was simply cheering for his home team.

— Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 1 Oct. 2026
Asked to run down her dream blunt rotation, Jauregui casually noted that she’s smoked with Snoop before.

— Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of casually

Adverb

The Tigers used motion and positioning to give Simmons extra protection, enabling him to sling it around the yard anyway.

— PJ Green, Kansas City Star, 3 Oct. 2026
After all, as Steinbeck’s novels are pains to remind us, appearances are poor evidence of character anyway.

— Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of anyway

Adverb

Bass said her review would be a top-down evaluation that also scrutinizes the roles of dispatchers, supervisors and others involved in responding to reports of people behaving erratically.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026
In office, however, Fetterman entered treatment for depression and later began behaving so erratically that Jentleson resigned as his chief of staff and alerted the senator’s doctor.

— Isaac Arnsdorf, New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of erratically

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Retatrutide is one of several experimental weight-loss drugs informally called GLP-3s.

— Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 29 Sep. 2026
Instead Penny Hardaway became instantly enamored with the shoe when it was informally shown to him during a meeting with Nike.

— Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of informally

Adverb

There are the now-traditional scenes in which Carrie learns to consciously control her telekinetic superpowers, previously manifested by accidentally setting off car alarms, opening mailboxes and causing a rain of rocks on her parents’ roof.

— Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026
Trump seized on Monday upon an incident in Maricopa County, Arizona, where officials said Sunday that a contractor accidentally mailed 3,126 early ballots six days before they were supposed to be sent out.

— ABC News, ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of accidentally

Adverb

Lightly pinch the butter pieces into the flour mixture, just enough to create an irregularly crumbly mixture.

— ABC News, ABC News, 8 Sep. 2026
The unrest follows an unprecedented surge on July 30 and 31, when more than 72,000 migrants irregularly crossed from Morocco into Ceuta, one of the European Union’s two land borders with Africa.

— Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of irregularly

Adverb

My fork hovered aimlessly over the plate while my eyes stayed fixed on the entrance.

— Mayur Chauhan, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026
The oceanfront infinity pool is my personal favorite, but if a book and aimlessly floating for hours on end sounds more appealing, the quiet pool will be just right.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Aug. 2026

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