random
adjective /ˈræn.dəm/Definition
C1 happening, done, or chosen by chance rather than according to a plan: random checks/tests/attacks We asked a random sample/selection of people what they thought.Chance and randomness › informal strange or unusual: I just saw Billy wearing a top hat - he's so random!Unique and unusualGood, better and best in terms of qualityStrange, suspicious and unnatural at random C1 by chance, or without being chosen intentionally: The winning entry will be the first correct answer drawn at random.Chance and randomness randomly /-li/ adverb C1 The books were randomly arranged on the shelves.Chance and randomness
(Definition of random adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- alternative adjective
- be marked out as sth idiom
- be one in a million idiom
- be one of a kind idiom
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- incongruous adjective
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- personalized adjective
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