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aimless

[eym-lis] / ˈeɪm lɪs /
ADJECTIVE
having no goal
Synonyms
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desultory erratic frivolous haphazard indiscriminate pointless random
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accidental any which way bits and pieces blind capricious careless casual chance directionless drifting fanciful fickle fits and starts flighty fortuitous goalless heedless hit-or-miss indecisive irresolute objectless purposeless shiftless stray thoughtless unavailing undirected unguided unplanned unpredictable vagrant wandering wanton wayward
Antonyms
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definite methodical particular sensible specific systematic
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determined directed goal-oriented motivated pointed purposeful resolute

Example Sentences

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Executive produced by the Duffer Brothers of ‘Stranger Things,’ this series follows an engaged couple on an overlong and aimless journey filled with creepiness and dread.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

And that in turn prevents you from aimless or unthinking financial behavior.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 24, 2025

Adults, often aimless or emotionally thwarted, find themselves stumbling back into the sticky, neon-lit sanctuaries of their childhoods.

From Salon • Jul. 3, 2025

He was no longer the hotshot Duke star, the aimless former lottery pick, the reliable NBA starter, the trusted vet or famous podcaster.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2025

Apart from food and sleep, they found time for play, aimless and trivial, in the white sand by the bright water.

From "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.