as in randomly
without definite aim, direction, rule, or method
wandered aimlessly through the forest until we were hopelessly lost
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Recent Examples of aimlessly
The data shows that the whale likely drifted aimlessly after that — or the transmitter's signal was lost, Backhaus said Friday during a news conference.
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ABC News, 12 June 2026
Instead, leave some time to wander aimlessly, taking whichever turns seem most intriguing.
—Jessica Kozuka, Travel + Leisure, 10 June 2026
The two of us drifted aimlessly.
—Literary Hub, 28 May 2026
Donovan Mitchell, whose box score of 21 points was deceiving, dribbled aimlessly while being hounded by Detroit defenders until his weak shot attempt was easily knocked away by Ausar Thompson before time expired.
—Joe Vardon, New York Times, 14 May 2026
Too much for a pocket, these small yet crucial items usually float aimlessly in a big bag.
—Rosie Jarman, Vogue, 30 Apr. 2026
Windshield after windshield smashed in Linden Surveillance video from a Linden apartment complex shows a person in the early hours of Monday morning drive up, get out of his vehicle and throw bricks through the windshields of parked cars, chucking them aimlessly from multiple launch points.
—Allen Devlin, CBS News, 6 Apr. 2026
Scrolling your phone aimlessly can feel awkward.
—Lauren Schuster, Sacbee.com, 6 Apr. 2026
For six of the last seven years, this franchise has been wandering aimlessly through the wilderness of baseball purgatory.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 21 Mar. 2026
ABC News, 12 June 2026
Instead, leave some time to wander aimlessly, taking whichever turns seem most intriguing.
—Jessica Kozuka, Travel + Leisure, 10 June 2026
The two of us drifted aimlessly.
—Literary Hub, 28 May 2026
Donovan Mitchell, whose box score of 21 points was deceiving, dribbled aimlessly while being hounded by Detroit defenders until his weak shot attempt was easily knocked away by Ausar Thompson before time expired.
—Joe Vardon, New York Times, 14 May 2026
Too much for a pocket, these small yet crucial items usually float aimlessly in a big bag.
—Rosie Jarman, Vogue, 30 Apr. 2026
Windshield after windshield smashed in Linden Surveillance video from a Linden apartment complex shows a person in the early hours of Monday morning drive up, get out of his vehicle and throw bricks through the windshields of parked cars, chucking them aimlessly from multiple launch points.
—Allen Devlin, CBS News, 6 Apr. 2026
Scrolling your phone aimlessly can feel awkward.
—Lauren Schuster, Sacbee.com, 6 Apr. 2026
For six of the last seven years, this franchise has been wandering aimlessly through the wilderness of baseball purgatory.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 21 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for aimlessly
randomly
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Police say after entering the store, Tabor allegedly randomly picked out a woman and started choking her.—
Joy Benedict,
CBS News,
19 June 2026
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Flash frames, scratches and specks of dust pop up randomly on the screen.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
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“Aimlessly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aimlessly. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
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