directionless

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Before the heist takes place, Turner tells the BBC the only thing left for her character "to do is party and throw caution to the wind" because her life feels dull and directionless.

From BBC • Jan. 20, 2026

Still, Phillip Nova analyst Priyanka Sachdeva says the market feels “thin and directionless ahead of the OPEC+ meeting and the U.S. Thanksgiving lull.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025

Carlos Leon found himself in a depressed state — a personal relationship was stalling and his career seemed directionless.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 4, 2024

It cultivates urgency, but only in a directionless flail.

From Slate • Jul. 22, 2024

Normally I’d wait for Otto to wander back, but I was feeling antsy and directionless, so I followed him, ambling after him into the undergrowth.

From "Endangered" by Eliot Schrefer