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
Yet the more sketchy and aimless the Slauson Rec troupe becomes, the more LaBeouf seizes onto the notion that the members are not living up to what they’re supposed to be doing.
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Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 19 May 2025
If being entirely aimless isn’t your thing, there is a way to add a bit of structure to it.
—Cody Godwin, USA Today, 25 May 2025
The scenes here are clunky and don’t always move the story along — there’s an aimless but moderately funny one of Wolff speed dating.
—Jake Coyle, Twin Cities, 24 Apr. 2025
However, his average physical traits (size, arm, mobility) will be much more noticeable versus NFL defenses, and his inconsistent pocket movements (aimless drifting or going in reverse) lead to negative results.
—Dane Brugler, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
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Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 19 May 2025
If being entirely aimless isn’t your thing, there is a way to add a bit of structure to it.
—Cody Godwin, USA Today, 25 May 2025
The scenes here are clunky and don’t always move the story along — there’s an aimless but moderately funny one of Wolff speed dating.
—Jake Coyle, Twin Cities, 24 Apr. 2025
However, his average physical traits (size, arm, mobility) will be much more noticeable versus NFL defenses, and his inconsistent pocket movements (aimless drifting or going in reverse) lead to negative results.
—Dane Brugler, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for aimless
Adjective
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The program tried to learn from every hand — even the bad hands that were doomed to fail — and ended up making mostly random moves.—
Andrew Montequin,
jsonline.com,
29 July 2025
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The final product is 12 songs long that turn the focus from random external objects to singer Blair Tramel’s personal experiences in the world.—
Nina Corcoran,
Pitchfork,
29 July 2025
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The Florida court contrived a weird and arbitrary compromise, granting new sentencing hearings only to death row prisoners whose sentences were considered final after 2002, when the U.S. court issued a decision that was a precursor to Hurst’s.—
Orlando Sentinel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
29 July 2025
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Ultimately, Bae acknowledges, these classifications are somewhat arbitrary.—
Cody Cottier,
Discover Magazine,
26 July 2025
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“Aimless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aimless. Accessed 1 Aug. 2025.
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