directionless

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for directionless
Adjective
  • Marine biologists had thought that the pelvic bones were purposeless in the marine environment, and would eventually disappear given another million or so years of evolution.
    Carl Engelking, Discover Magazine, 9 Sep. 2014
  • But here’s a question: How much longer can the country afford to lure so many of its promising talents into a life of purposeless paper-pushing and legalized economic vandalism that antitrust has become?
    Holman W. Jenkins, WSJ, 10 May 2022
Adjective
  • Rather than adapting, many boys and men are left confused, resentful and aimless.
    Chuka Emezue, Chicago Tribune, 15 June 2025
  • Too many of his dribbles were aimless or ended in backwards passes.
    Carl Anka, New York Times, 9 June 2025
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“Directionless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/directionless. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.

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