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unplanned, unpremeditated; irregular, sporadic, spot; purposeless; unconsidered, unplanned; indiscriminate, unsystematic; undirected

Antonyms

methodical, nonrandom, orderly, systematic

random–access adjective : allowing access to stored data in any order the user desires

random–access memory noun : RAM

ran·dom·ize verb -ized; -iz·ing : to select, assign, or arrange in a random way

— ran·dom·i·za·tion noun

R and R abbreviation rest and recreation; rest and recuperation

rang past of RING

1range noun 1 : a series of things in a row

2 : a cooking stove having an oven and a flat top with burners

3 a : open land where animals (as livestock) may roam and graze

b : the region throughout which a kind of organism or ecological community naturally lives or occurs

4 : the act of ranging about : STROLL

5 : the distance a weapon will shoot or is to be shot

6 : a place where shooting is practiced

7 : the space or extent included, covered, or used : SCOPE

8 : a variation within limits

Synonyms

[1] column, cue, file, line, queue, string, train—more at LINE

[3a] pasture; also ranch, station; feedlot, stockyard, yard; grassland, pampas, prairie, savanna, steppe

[3b] habitat, home, niche, territory—more at HOME

[7] amplitude, breadth, compass, extent, reach, realm, scope, sweep, width; also gamut, spectrum, spread; domain, field, sphere; horizon, panorama

[8] gamut, scale, spectrum, spread, stretch; also measure, pitch, scale; amplitude, compass, extent, reach, realm, scope, sweep, width

2range verb ranged; rang·ing [ORIGIN: ME, fr. AF renger, fr. renc, reng line, place, row, of Gmc origin]

1 : to set in a row or in proper order

2 : to set in place among others of the same kind

3 : to roam over or through : EXPLORE

4 : to roam at large or freely

5 : to correspond in direction or line

6 : to vary within limits

7 : to find the range of an object by instrument (as radar)

Synonyms

[1] arrange, array, classify, codify, dispose, draw up, marshal, order, organize, systematize—more at ORDER

[2] assort, break down, categorize, class, classify, grade, group, peg, place, rank, separate, sort—more at CLASSIFY

[4] gad, gallivant, knock, maunder, meander, mope, ramble, roam, rove, traipse, wander—more at WANDER

[6] go, run, vary—more at RUN

rang·er noun 1 : FOREST RANGER

2 : a member of a body of troops who range over a region

3 : an expert in close-range fighting and raiding tactics

rangy adjective rang·i·er; -est : being long-limbed and slender

— rang·i·ness noun

Synonyms

gangling, lanky, spindly—more at LANKY

ra·ni or ra·nee noun : a raja's wife

1rank adjective 1 : strong and vigorous and usu. coarse in growth <~ weeds>

2 : unpleasantly strong-smelling

3 : shockingly conspicuous

— rank·ly adverb

— rank·ness noun

Synonyms

[1] lush, luxuriant, prosperous, rampant, weedy; also lavish, profuse; overgrown, overrun; close, dense, thick

Antonyms

sparse

[2] fetid, foul, fusty, malodorous, musty, noisome, reeky, smelly, strong—more at MALODOROUS

[3] blatant, conspicuous, egregious, flagrant, glaring, gross, obvious, patent, prominent, pronounced, striking—more at EGREGIOUS

2rank noun 1 : ROW

2 : a line of soldiers ranged side by side

3 plural : the body of enlisted personnel

4 : an orderly arrangement

5 : CLASS, DIVISION

6 : a grade of official standing (as in an army)

7 : position in a group

8 : superior position

Synonyms

[6] degree, footing, level, place, position, situation, standing, station, status; also condition, echelon, estate, order, walk; capacity, function; rating

[8] class, quality, standing; also gentility, gentleness, nobility, nobleness; grandness, highness, loftiness; distinction, precedence, preeminence, primacy; caste, position, station, status; preferment

3rank verb 1 : to arrange in lines or in regular formation

2 : to determine the relative position of

3 : to rate above (as in official standing)

4 : to take or have a relative position

Synonyms

[2] assort, break down, categorize, class,