Thesaurus results for ERRATICALLY

erratically

adverb

as in randomly

without definite aim, direction, rule, or method the police officer pulled over the driver, who had been spotted driving very erratically

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Recent Examples of erratically The mom, who is from El Paso County, also alleged in the complaint that the driver operated his vehicle erratically and reached speeds up to 90 mph upon entering Interstate 10. —

David Chiu, PEOPLE, 18 Apr. 2026 This is not the first time in recent months that Spears has allegedly gotten behind the wheel of her BMW after possibly drinking too much, and driving erratically. —

Martha Ross, Mercury News, 13 Apr. 2026 Chopper 4 was over the scene where the vehicle, a red Kia Soul, was driving erratically around Broward before the Lauderhill crash. —

Abby Dodge, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026 Shortly after, deputies responded to reports of a man acting erratically on the football field at Newbury Park High School, about a mile away. —

Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2026 Rain, April’s rude house guest, visits erratically and unannounced. —

Richard Brody, New Yorker, 3 Apr. 2026 In late November, Lofton was acting erratically and was admitted to John Peter Smith Hospital for psychiatric evaluation. —

Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Apr. 2026 This makes the lure dart, dive and rise erratically. —

Bryan Hendricks, Arkansas Online, 29 Mar. 2026 According to law enforcement, Woods had been driving erratically in the moments before the crash. —

Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 28 Mar. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for erratically

randomly

Adverb

Students apply for it in their junior year, and are tasked with randomly choosing a decade to design head-turning fashion.

— Chris Wragge, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026
Police said the man who was critically injured appeared to be targeted at random, and investigators were looking into whether the two women killed were targeted randomly.

— Holly Yan, CNN Money, 17 Apr. 2026