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Recent Examples of directionless
Too bad the script feels less controlled and more directionless when each of these characters go head to head with an increasing body count across several bloody incidents.
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Tomris Laffly, Variety, 14 Mar. 2026
Einstein follows Lewis Einstein (Gubler), the brilliant but directionless great-grandson of Albert Einstein.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 5 Mar. 2026
How will the New Jersey Devils react to this disappointing season, and what is Nico Hischier thinking about the directionless nature of the team with one year left on his contract?
—Arpon Basu, New York Times, 3 Mar. 2026
Missing a Focal Point A living room without a focal point can feel directionless and empty.
—Anyssa Roberts, The Spruce, 12 Jan. 2026
In the dark romantic comedy-drama, True Blood alum Skarsgård, 49, plays tough biker Ray, who enters into a dominant-submissive relationship with Colin (Melling), a shy and directionless man who sings in a barbershop quartet.
—Eric Andersson, PEOPLE, 7 Jan. 2026
In Korn Ferry’s report, 37% of survey respondents said that not having that middle management role left them feeling directionless.
—Ashton Jackson, CNBC, 29 Dec. 2025
He was hunched in a chair, tired, arms over his knees, his eyes directionless.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 26 Nov. 2025
Both women embark on long, directionless walks while holding weapons.
—Mike Miller, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Nov. 2025
Tomris Laffly, Variety, 14 Mar. 2026
Einstein follows Lewis Einstein (Gubler), the brilliant but directionless great-grandson of Albert Einstein.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 5 Mar. 2026
How will the New Jersey Devils react to this disappointing season, and what is Nico Hischier thinking about the directionless nature of the team with one year left on his contract?
—Arpon Basu, New York Times, 3 Mar. 2026
Missing a Focal Point A living room without a focal point can feel directionless and empty.
—Anyssa Roberts, The Spruce, 12 Jan. 2026
In the dark romantic comedy-drama, True Blood alum Skarsgård, 49, plays tough biker Ray, who enters into a dominant-submissive relationship with Colin (Melling), a shy and directionless man who sings in a barbershop quartet.
—Eric Andersson, PEOPLE, 7 Jan. 2026
In Korn Ferry’s report, 37% of survey respondents said that not having that middle management role left them feeling directionless.
—Ashton Jackson, CNBC, 29 Dec. 2025
He was hunched in a chair, tired, arms over his knees, his eyes directionless.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 26 Nov. 2025
Both women embark on long, directionless walks while holding weapons.
—Mike Miller, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for directionless
Adjective
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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
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In How To Do Nothing, Jenny Odell talks about how the pursuit of productivity — driven by capitalism, competition, and consumption — has redirected our attention outward, leaving us feeling empty and purposeless.—
refinery29.com,
refinery29.com,
7 Sep. 2021
Adjective
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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
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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
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“Directionless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/directionless. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.
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