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aimlessly

adverb

Synonyms and Antonyms of aimlessly

without definite aim, direction, rule, or method

wandered aimlessly through the forest until we were hopelessly lost

Synonyms of 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 of aimlessly

carefully, formally, gingerly, meticulously, orderly, punctiliously

deliberately, intentionally, purposefully, purposely

Antonyms of aimlessly

methodically, systematically

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