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
Even when the Dexter franchise felt aimless — New Blood and Original Sin were very much in that category — Hall has always been 100 percent committed to playing Dexter Morgan, serial killer of serial killers, with as much verve or nuance as required.
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Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025
Maia has help from her friends Charlie (Jordan Firstman), a pop star stylist and Alani (True Whitaker), an aimless movie biz nepo baby.
—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025
The story of an aimless college grad’s dalliance with an older woman—only to fall for her daughter—is as sophisticated as comedies, and coming of age stories, get.
—John Ortved, Vogue, 29 Oct. 2025
This one must have hurt for Titans fans, seeing their former head coach, sporting his familiar navy blue vest on the opposing sideline, coaching his new team in a blowout win while their own team still looks aimless.
—Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 19 Oct. 2025
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Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025
Maia has help from her friends Charlie (Jordan Firstman), a pop star stylist and Alani (True Whitaker), an aimless movie biz nepo baby.
—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025
The story of an aimless college grad’s dalliance with an older woman—only to fall for her daughter—is as sophisticated as comedies, and coming of age stories, get.
—John Ortved, Vogue, 29 Oct. 2025
This one must have hurt for Titans fans, seeing their former head coach, sporting his familiar navy blue vest on the opposing sideline, coaching his new team in a blowout win while their own team still looks aimless.
—Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 19 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for aimless
Adjective
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Sixty contest winners will be selected by random drawing of entry forms.—
Linda Mcintosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Jan. 2026
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Laboratory testing usually happens only on random samples.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
22 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Its fractured, scattered form, grasping for structure instead of pretending to master it, is an attempt to build a future that will include both author and reader.—
Robert Rubsam,
The Atlantic,
1 Jan. 2026
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On Sunday, rain will pick up across the Midwest from Kansas and Missouri through Ohio and Pennsylvania while scattered thunderstorms are possible from Arkansas up to Ohio, with some possibly strong enough to bring gusty winds and maybe an isolated tornado.—
Kyle Reiman,
ABC News,
27 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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Two justices argued that the standardless system could lead to arbitrary results, making the sentence cruel and unusual in application.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 Jan. 2026
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The president’s use of import taxes has often been arbitrary and unpredictable.—
Paul Wiseman,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Jan. 2026
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“Aimless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aimless. Accessed 23 Jan. 2026.
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