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aimlessly

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Synonyms & Antonyms of aimlessly

without definite aim, direction, rule, or method

wandered aimlessly through the forest until we were hopelessly lost

Synonyms for aimlessly

anyhow,
anyway,
anywise,
desultorily,
erratically,
haphazard,
haphazardly,
helter-skelter,
hit or miss,
irregularly,
randomly,
willy-nilly

Words Related to aimlessly

arbitrarily,
capriciously,
carelessly,
casually,
indiscriminately,
informally,
offhand,
offhandedly,
promiscuously,
whimsically

accidentally,
fortuitously,
inadvertently,
unconsciously,
unintentionally,
unwittingly

disconnectedly,
disjointedly,
fitfully,
intermittently,
spottily,
unpredictably

higgledy-piggledy,
topsy-turvy

Phrases Synonymous with aimlessly

at random

Near Antonyms for aimlessly

carefully,
formally,
gingerly,
meticulously,
orderly,
punctiliously

deliberately,
intentionally,
purposefully,
purposely

Antonyms for aimlessly

methodically,
systematically

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