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
As in those sitcoms, our hero is a single, aimless, middle-aged dad.
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Judy Berman, Time, 5 Mar. 2026
But this new front office and coaching staff are at least attempting to transition from something aimless to structured, all in one offseason.
—Sam Blum, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2026
The film, which shows an aimless day in the life of Austin, showcases some of its more eccentric characters.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 5 Feb. 2026
Any shred of free time is too easy to fill with more work, more worrying, more commitments, and, of course, more aimless scrolling.
—Bekah Waalkes, The Atlantic, 3 Feb. 2026
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Judy Berman, Time, 5 Mar. 2026
But this new front office and coaching staff are at least attempting to transition from something aimless to structured, all in one offseason.
—Sam Blum, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2026
The film, which shows an aimless day in the life of Austin, showcases some of its more eccentric characters.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 5 Feb. 2026
Any shred of free time is too easy to fill with more work, more worrying, more commitments, and, of course, more aimless scrolling.
—Bekah Waalkes, The Atlantic, 3 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for aimless
Recent Examples of Synonyms for aimless
Adjective
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The air rang with random alarms; the soft surfaces were mottled with mystery stains.—
Ellen Cushing,
The Atlantic,
26 Mar. 2026
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The sentence, arrived at via a sequence of random numbers thrown out by the group itself, begins the eighth paragraph of page 432 of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.—
Séamas O'Reilly,
Vulture,
26 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Earlier sunshine way to clouds and scattered rain as the first, in a series, of passing systems brings brief wet weather to Maryland.—
Cutter Martin,
CBS News,
20 Mar. 2026
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And in legislative committees and in debate on Wednesday, sponsors of the new requirement didn’t cite evidence of more than scattered cases in which non-citizens may have voted.—
Anthony Man,
Sun Sentinel,
26 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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In a show where the judging is often accused of being arbitrary, the makeover is considered the worst offender.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
21 Mar. 2026
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The shifting explanations, the defense argues, suggest the decision may have been arbitrary.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
20 Mar. 2026
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“Aimless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aimless. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.
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