Difference between Haphazard and Random

What is the difference between Haphazard and Random?

Haphazard as an adjective is random; chaotic; incomplete; not thorough, constant or consistent while Random as an adjective is having unpredictable outcomes and, in the ideal case, all outcomes equally probable; resulting from such selection; lacking statistical correlation.

Haphazard

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: random; chaotic; incomplete; not thorough, constant or consistent

Random

Part of speech: noun

Definition: Speed, full speed; impetuosity, force.An undefined, unknown or unimportant person; a person of no consequence.

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Having unpredictable outcomes and, in the ideal case, all outcomes equally probable; resulting from such selection; lacking statistical correlation.Of or relating to probability distribution.Pseudorandom in contrast to truly random; mimicking the result of random selection.Representative and undistinguished; typical and average.Apropos of nothing; lacking context; unexpected; having apparent lack of plan, cause or reason.

Example sentence: It is necessary to fall in love... if only to provide an alibi for all the random despair you are going to feel anyway.

We hope you now know whether to use Haphazard or Random in your sentence.

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