erratically
In jagged fashion
Moving or behaving in an unpredictable, inconsistent way—without a regular pattern or direction.
A car swerving erratically suggests the driver may be impaired.
Someone who acts erratically shifts moods or decisions without apparent logic: She's been sleeping erratically since the baby was born.
The adverb implies deviation from what's expected or steady.
Without deliberate selection
- haphazardlyWithout order or plan
- aimlesslyWithout direction or intent
- indiscriminatelyWithout making distinctions
- unsystematicallyWithout organized method
unmethodically · carelessly · sloppily · disjointedly · desultorily · directionlessly · purposelessly · wanderingly
At irregular intervals
- irregularlyNot following a pattern
- occasionallyAt infrequent intervals
- infrequentlyNot happening often
- spasmodicallyIn irregular sudden bursts
fitfully · episodically · patchily · discontinuously · unevenly · periodically · inconsistently · sporadically
Without foreseeable pattern
- wildlyWithout control or moderation
- turbulentlyIn an agitated manner
- franticallyIn desperate haste
- frenziedlyIn uncontrolled agitation
manically · uncontrollably · tempestuously · tumultuously · riotously · convulsively · violently · stormily
In unpredictable fashion
- whimsicallyIn capricious, playful manner
- arbitrarilyWithout logical basis
- impulsivelyWithout prior deliberation
- spontaneouslyWithout forethought or preparation
mercurially · unreliably · changeably · temperamentally · waywardly · inconstantly · unstably · variably
randomly
Without deliberate selection
- haphazardlyWithout order or plan
- aimlesslyWithout direction or intent
- indiscriminatelyWithout making distinctions
unsystematically · unmethodically · carelessly · sloppily · disjointedly · desultorily · directionlessly · purposelessly · wanderingly · meanderingly
intermittently
At irregular intervals
- irregularlyNot following a pattern
- occasionallyAt infrequent intervals
- infrequentlyNot happening often
spasmodically · fitfully · episodically · patchily · discontinuously · unevenly · periodically · inconsistently · sporadically · off-and-on
unpredictably
Without foreseeable pattern
- wildlyWithout control or moderation
- turbulentlyIn an agitated manner
- franticallyIn desperate haste
frenziedly · manically · uncontrollably · tempestuously · tumultuously · riotously · convulsively · violently · stormily · feverishly
capriciously
In unpredictable fashion
- whimsicallyIn capricious, playful manner
- arbitrarilyWithout logical basis
- impulsivelyWithout prior deliberation
spontaneously · mercurially · unreliably · changeably · temperamentally · waywardly · inconstantly · unstably · variably · unsteadily
- adverbsquickly, slowly, very, really, now
- infrequencyrarely, seldom, infrequent, infrequently, occasionally
erraticallyconsistently
In an unchanging way
steadily · regularly · constantly · uniformly · predictably
erraticallysystematically
In organized, planned fashion
methodically · deliberately · purposefully · intentionally · purposely