undirected

adjective

Definition of undirectednext
as in random

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Recent Examples of undirected For writers, undirected mental energy can (ideally) be a source of creativity, but left to its own devices, the mind does not naturally drift toward gratitude and wonder. — April Dávila, Literary Hub, 22 July 2026 If undirected, the hydrocarbon reaction produces heat in the form of an explosion that sets back years of planning for Jeff Bezos. — Ryan C. Fortenberry, The Conversation, 5 June 2026 The complexities that build up during rapid, undirected expansion can be streamlined, revealing a highly agile and focused organization. — Adrien Gaubert, Forbes.com, 25 Mar. 2026 DeepMind also cited new misalignment risks stemming from a model’s potential for undirected action at higher capability levels. — Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 23 Sep. 2025 In undirected graphs, every link can be traversed in both directions. — Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 6 Aug. 2025 Klein predicted that a few crows would learn the association between their undirected action and the reward, and start bringing coins of their own accord. — Ben Crair, The New Yorker, 5 Mar. 2024 Online undirected robo-casting attracts thousands of unqualified candidates; and pits talent against each other in open-market bidding for the job. — Jenelle Riley, Variety, 23 June 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for undirected
  1. random
  2. aimless
  3. haphazard
  4. purposeless
  5. unplanned
  6. unconsidered
  7. inadvertent
  8. accidental
Adjective
  • The audit, released Monday, identified a host of issues, including regulators’ failure to meet regular inspection schedules or to conduct sufficient random checks at dispensaries for contaminated products.
    — Christopher Osher, ProPublica, 21 Oct. 2026
  • There is nothing truly random about whether a coin comes up heads or tails.
    — Philipp Strasberg, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of random
Adjective
  • The film deals with an urban legend that a Nevada reservoir is a time portal, and the aimless group of teenage best friends who become obsessed with going back in history.
    — Brent Lang, IndieWire, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Youth sports, once the redoubt of aimless childhood play, have become hopelessly commercialized.
    — Nora Kenney Mittiga, Washington Post, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of aimless
Adjective
  • After that, Grace all but disappears from Crystal Lake, exposing the haphazard plotting of a show that refuses to commit.
    — Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Violent crime, once almost unknown on the island, is rising sharply—another sign of the state’s haphazard retreat.
    — Will Freeman, Foreign Affairs, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of haphazard
Adjective
  • Real participation and citing original sources within the community outperform purposeless content meant to meet quotas.
    — Amy Packard Berry, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Long, uneventful sequences capturing Kozue’s idle days spent daydreaming in nature or by the incinerator soon come to feel purposeless.
    — Elena Lazic, Variety, 25 July 2026
Definition of purposeless
Adjective
  • An impulse purchase is an unplanned and spontaneous transaction.
    — Ryley Amond, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2026
  • OpenAI has similarly reported its own agents reaching government sites in unplanned ways.
    — Anat Lior, The Conversation, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of unplanned
Adjective
  • This means that the larger social dynamics created by rape—even the prospect of rape—in small, intimate communities go unconsidered.
    — B. D. McClay, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026
  • For expats and families looking to relocate, understanding this data could provide valuable insight into previously unconsidered relocation costs.
    — Brittany Chang, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of unconsidered
Adjective
  • When a leader announces that a new tool will simplify processes, there’s an inadvertent message sent to employees.
    — Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026
  • The bear-resistant container was invented to arrest the inadvertent cultivation of problem bears.
    — The New Yorker, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of inadvertent
Adjective
  • The task for the printmakers, led by Erik Hougen, Jeremy Ruiz, and Tom Smith, was to reproduce the jottings, corrections, and accidental smears on Safdie’s notecard as faithfully as possible, and also to scale it up in size.
    — Bruce Handy, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Good news for Boeing, but could this accidental monopoly be a potential disaster waiting to happen?
    — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of accidental

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“Undirected.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/undirected. Accessed 25 Oct. 2026.

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