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
None more so than how Conor Coady and Arthur Okonkwo contrived to gift Burrell the third goal from what was effectively an aimless long punt forward.
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Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
Rahill is the master of male-loneliness epidemic comedy, and his best work absorbs the collective unconscious of the internet’s aimless single dudes who sermonize to their phones from front seats of cars in dead mall parking lots, then spits it back out as a ridiculous reflection.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2025
Liam, once aimless and unhoused, quickly finds purpose in the charade as a husband and father.
—Sam Bodrojan, IndieWire, 7 Sep. 2025
Meetings without purpose are not aimless.
—Nirit Cohen, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
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Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
Rahill is the master of male-loneliness epidemic comedy, and his best work absorbs the collective unconscious of the internet’s aimless single dudes who sermonize to their phones from front seats of cars in dead mall parking lots, then spits it back out as a ridiculous reflection.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2025
Liam, once aimless and unhoused, quickly finds purpose in the charade as a husband and father.
—Sam Bodrojan, IndieWire, 7 Sep. 2025
Meetings without purpose are not aimless.
—Nirit Cohen, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for aimless
Adjective
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Only random film students might ask her about it.—
Victoria Edel,
PEOPLE,
18 Oct. 2025
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So random though, and never had both my phone and internet just flatline like that.—
James Bickerton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The core loop spans 18 miles with 4,500 feet of elevation gain, winding from Colchuck Lake’s turquoise waters to the Upper Enchantment Basin’s moonscape of polished granite and scattered tarns.—
Jacqueline Kehoe,
AFAR Media,
15 Oct. 2025
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Michigan residents are in for another seasonable week, with cooler temperatures and scattered rain, according to the National Weather Service.—
Sarah Moore,
Freep.com,
13 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The trend's noon cutoff is also arbitrary, and while the habits are beneficial, the timing and exact numbers may not suit everyone's needs or lifestyles — and may not always be possible.—
Deirdre Bardolf,
FOXNews.com,
19 Oct. 2025
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Anchor your investments Anchoring happens when investors fixate on an arbitrary reference point.—
Chris Stevens,
Nashville Tennessean,
19 Oct. 2025
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“Aimless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aimless. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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