RANDOMNESS Synonyms: 29 Similar and Opposite Words

randomness

noun

Definition of randomness

as in uncertainty

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Recent Examples of randomness That is noteworthy in a Pacers system defined by tempo and randomness. — Tony East, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026 Postseason series wins are based on fortunate timing and randomness, with some small amount coming from talent advantages. — Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 12 Aug. 2026 The idea wasn’t entirely new; randomness is the force behind many profound ideas in number theory, including the twin prime conjecture and the Riemann hypothesis. — Lyndie Chiou, Scientific American, 5 Aug. 2026 Because of the randomness of some of these things and complexities like deletions, many of the individual inferences about history will be wrong. — ArsTechnica, 31 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for randomness

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Noun

The uncertainty lay in how to care for themselves, honor that history and make space for a future.

— Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 4 Oct. 2026
Josemar Lauriano Pereira, a 46-year-old lawyer, said that the rapid availability of results helped combat fraud and uncertainty.

— ABC News, ABC News, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of uncertainty

Noun

The public health agency also said no biological safety breaches or laboratory accidents occurred at the facility.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 5 Oct. 2026
There have been 42 accidents and crashes tied to the Catalina airport, claiming 30 lives since 1982.

— Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of accident

Noun

Uncovering a Speedster with a little over 13,000 miles on the odometer in an estate sale is automotive fortuity.

— Austin Irwin, Car and Driver, 13 Sep. 2021
Billy was born in 1910 in a Lower East Side tenement and raised as a teenager in Bayside, Queens, in what seemed like an age of infinite fortuity.

— SAM ROBERTS, New York Times, 31 Jan. 2018

Definition of fortuity

Noun

It is said that touching the polished engravings of the event placed at the pedestal of the Nepomuk statue will bring luck and ensure a return to Prague.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2026
Playing Stratego well requires randomizing the arrangement of your pieces, so luck always plays a role.

— Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of luck

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