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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Only an elite few celebrities are capable of busting out an effortlessly cool, yet utterly elevated ’fit on a random Tuesday afternoon, when left to their own devices.—
Kelsey Stiegman,
InStyle,
28 May 2026
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At first, my husband brushed them off as random expenses or transfers, but something felt off.—
Harriette Cole,
Mercury News,
28 May 2026
Adjective
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Share a draft, then ask a focused question so collaborators offer helpful edits rather than scattered opinions.—
Tarot.com,
The Orlando Sentinel,
27 May 2026
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March 21 – April 19 One direct message could turn scattered effort into actual teamwork.—
Tarot.com,
Sun Sentinel,
26 May 2026
Adjective
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In Louisiana, Democrats raised concerns about mandatory jail time for disrupting services and warned that the laws were too arbitrary, suggesting that they could be applied against a congregant for singing out of turn as a pastor delivers a homily.—
Jack Brook,
Los Angeles Times,
26 May 2026
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The act of administering sports competition involves enforcing a collection of arbitrary lines; the act of watching sports involves seeing what athletes can do within those lines.—
Ellen Cushing,
The Atlantic,
25 May 2026
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“Aimless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aimless. Accessed 1 Jun. 2026.
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