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Recent Examples of directionless
Across the nine seasons before Mosley, Orlando reached the playoffs just twice and felt directionless at times before entering yet another rebuild in the post-Dwight Howard era.
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Jason Beede, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 May 2026
The show follows two directionless siblings, Morgan and Nicky (Levy), who are blackmailed into the world of organized crime.
—Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 10 Apr. 2026
But in such arrangements, junior staff can get overlooked, employees can feel directionless, and managers can burn out—or, as Dimon points out, accountability for getting things done can be diluted.
—Claire Zillman, Fortune, 9 Apr. 2026
Second, all events in the campaign are locked to specific car classes before first completion, which will be music to the ears of anyone who ever thought these games were too directionless and open-ended to invite any tension or purpose.
—Adam Ismail, The Drive, 8 Apr. 2026
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.
—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
Jason Beede, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 May 2026
The show follows two directionless siblings, Morgan and Nicky (Levy), who are blackmailed into the world of organized crime.
—Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 10 Apr. 2026
But in such arrangements, junior staff can get overlooked, employees can feel directionless, and managers can burn out—or, as Dimon points out, accountability for getting things done can be diluted.
—Claire Zillman, Fortune, 9 Apr. 2026
Second, all events in the campaign are locked to specific car classes before first completion, which will be music to the ears of anyone who ever thought these games were too directionless and open-ended to invite any tension or purpose.
—Adam Ismail, The Drive, 8 Apr. 2026
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.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for directionless
Adjective
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Avoid purposeless arguments online — stick with real-life relationships that need fixing.—
Tarot.com,
Baltimore Sun,
6 Apr. 2026
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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
Adjective
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Gameplay-wise, On the Beach is a bit more conventional than its predecessor, emphasizing familiar stealth and combat mechanics alongside the aimless wandering.—
George Yang,
PC Magazine,
1 May 2026
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That sense of aimless moral drift seems to have inspired many of their most baffling choices.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
30 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Directionless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/directionless. Accessed 10 May. 2026.
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