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Synonyms for random
The synonym for random recorded in this bank is desultory, in the sense "done or chosen without method or conscious decision". Below it sits the sentence that fixes that meaning, the same sentence with the swap made, and the words that only look close.
The synonym for random
- desultoryadjective, in the sense "done or chosen without method or conscious decision"
A single pair, which is what a single sense earns. Words further down the page are near misses and are not synonyms for random.
done or chosen without method or conscious decision
He gave the report a random glance before tossing it aside.
The true synonym
desultory
Same sentence, swapped: He gave the report a desultory glance before tossing it aside.
Close but different
The game shows these three beside the answer. Each is a real word with a real meaning and none of them fits the slot random is in above, which is the point the reason line makes.
- thorough
- anxious
- affectionate
Where random turns up in the game
random is the word under test in one puzzle, at Tier 5, Summit. It also sits on the board as one of the three wrong tiles in two other puzzles, where the answer is a different word entirely.
The puzzles where random is the trap
- broadadjective, Tier 2, Treeline. The answer there is wide, in the sense "broad in scope or content", so random is there to be ruled out.
- sequentialadjective, Tier 2, Treeline. The answer there is consecutive, in the sense "following one after another in a fixed order", and random is one of the three tiles that lose.
Play random
The bank on this page is the bank the game plays from, so random reaches you as a board rather than a definition: the sentence first, four tiles, and the meaning after you choose.
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The ring widens as it goes, from actions at Summit outward to the whole bank.
A reason under every answer, not just a right answer
Synonym Stack plays from this exact bank. random carries 1 written reason line, and the game shows them the moment a round ends, whichever tile you tapped.