aimlessly

[eym-lis-lee] / ˈeɪm lɪs li /

ADVERB

blindly

Synonyms

STRONGEST

frantically indiscriminately instinctively madly wildly

WEAK

at random confusedly in all directions pell-mell purposelessly

Antonyms

WEAK

carefully cautiously considerately purposely reasonably sensibly

ADVERB

casually

Synonyms

WEAK

haphazardly inconstantly randomly

ADVERB

haphazardly

Synonyms

STRONGEST

carelessly casually randomly

WEAK

accidentally by chance inconstantly

ADVERB

incoherently

Synonyms

WEAK

ambiguously brokenly chaotically confusedly disconnectedly discontinuously disjointedly drunkenly frantically frenziedly illegibly illogically incomprehensibly indistinctly ineptly randomly sloppily spasmodically uncertainly unclearly unintelligibly unrecognizably unsystematically wildly

Example Sentences

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The 21-year-old tanker sailed aimlessly for more than a month, according to ship-tracking data.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

Soldiers are seen picking up trash, laying down mulch and chatting aimlessly as they patrol.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 4, 2025

Two minutes later, Swaibu held a needlessly high line, chased back aimlessly and allowed Maidenhead to make it 4-2.

From BBC • Sep. 9, 2024

But the hard-liners have not merely been idle bystanders, whining aimlessly as they get outvoted.

From Slate • Apr. 24, 2024

A few minutes later we had to rescue a baby carriage that was rolling aimlessly down the street.

From "The Last Olympian" by Rick Riordan