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
Long aimless drives opened up my small teenage world.
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Deputy Managing Editor, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026
Trump’s goal is to distract you from rising gas prices, his aimless war, ICE abuses, and the Epstein files.
—Jonathan Limehouse, USA Today, 21 Mar. 2026
No surprise, then, that Kim is initially skeptical of Sean’s conspiracy theories, assuming her aimless husband to be fixating on trivial nonsense.
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 16 Mar. 2026
For now, El Niño Bola rolls on, sounding aimless.
—E.r. Pulgar, Pitchfork, 10 Mar. 2026
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Deputy Managing Editor, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026
Trump’s goal is to distract you from rising gas prices, his aimless war, ICE abuses, and the Epstein files.
—Jonathan Limehouse, USA Today, 21 Mar. 2026
No surprise, then, that Kim is initially skeptical of Sean’s conspiracy theories, assuming her aimless husband to be fixating on trivial nonsense.
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 16 Mar. 2026
For now, El Niño Bola rolls on, sounding aimless.
—E.r. Pulgar, Pitchfork, 10 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for aimless
Recent Examples of Synonyms for aimless
Adjective
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The Tennessee Titans went back to the streets quizzing random people in their schedule reveal in a twist to the team’s 2023 schedule reveal.—
Teresa M. Walker,
Chicago Tribune,
15 May 2026
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In 2019, Mohsin went to pick up his mother at her vegetable stand in Nyala, South Darfur, when armed men stormed the area and shot villagers at random.—
Annie Hylton,
New Yorker,
14 May 2026
Adjective
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So how do teams turn scattered tactics into a coherent system?—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
16 May 2026
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In that case, most areas will see scattered rain, but the more robust cells could produce brief, heavy downpours.—
Ahmad Bajjey,
CBS News,
8 May 2026
Adjective
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The case has become one of the most emblematic examples cited by rights organizations accusing Venezuela’s security apparatus of using arbitrary detention, incommunicado imprisonment and forced disappearances against dissidents and suspected opponents.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
18 May 2026
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Her work-from-home job requires her to maintain a minimum internet connection of 65 Mbps in downloads, which is subject to arbitrary testing.—
Michael Kan,
PC Magazine,
18 May 2026
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“Aimless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aimless. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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