as in random
lacking a definite plan, purpose, or pattern
he enjoyed taking aimless walks through the park
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Recent Examples of aimless
Over the subsequent stories, Goodman crafts subtle investigations of the relations between siblings, the fine blend of anxiety and pride parents feel for their offspring, and the bemused affection an aunt or uncle might feel for their aimless nieces or haphazard nephews.
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Chloe Schama, Vogue, 24 Jan. 2026
In The South, directed by Tan Ce Ding, about an aimless young man who gets caught up in a political campaign in a small Malaysian town.
—Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 18 Jan. 2026
Beyond aimless brutality or victory, serious practitioners eventually look toward higher principles – even when the desire for glory is powerful.
—Kenneth Andrew Andres Leonardo, The Conversation, 8 Jan. 2026
With Saturn conjunct Neptune influencing your 10th house of career and public image, ambiguous (or aimless) dreams will no longer suffice.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 31 Dec. 2025
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Chloe Schama, Vogue, 24 Jan. 2026
In The South, directed by Tan Ce Ding, about an aimless young man who gets caught up in a political campaign in a small Malaysian town.
—Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 18 Jan. 2026
Beyond aimless brutality or victory, serious practitioners eventually look toward higher principles – even when the desire for glory is powerful.
—Kenneth Andrew Andres Leonardo, The Conversation, 8 Jan. 2026
With Saturn conjunct Neptune influencing your 10th house of career and public image, ambiguous (or aimless) dreams will no longer suffice.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 31 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for aimless
Adjective
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Instead, a suitcase and a random assortment of clothes disappeared along with her.—
Kristine Phillips,
IndyStar,
5 Feb. 2026
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PlayStation consoles rely on a type of dynamic random access memory, or DRAM, chips, which are in short supply as demand from artificial intelligence and data center operators increases.—
Dylan Butts,
CNBC,
5 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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His scattered family, like so many others, reflects the extraordinary exodus of almost 8 million Venezuelans — regarded as the largest-ever displacement of people in the Americas.—
Mery Mogollon,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Jan. 2026
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More scattered sleet, snow and ice are expected for the afternoon, before widespread precipitation is predicted to return Saturday night.—
Julia James,
Dallas Morning News,
24 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Judges could reason the NCAA interpreting rules to allow pros from some leagues, but not others, is hypocritical and arbitrary.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
10 Feb. 2026
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Venezuela’s opposition and human rights groups have long accused the country’s authoritarian regime of using arbitrary arrests to suppress dissent.—
Diego Mendoza,
CNN Money,
9 Feb. 2026
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“Aimless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aimless. Accessed 12 Feb. 2026.
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