as in random
lacking a definite plan, purpose, or pattern
he enjoyed taking aimless walks through the park
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Recent Examples of aimless
Those examples were everywhere as the team seemed to make a relatively aimless pass through the regular season.
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Sam Amick, New York Times, 1 May 2025
His goal was to capture that throwback feeling of aimless summer days strolling down the boardwalk with the frozen snack in hand in his Lemon Italian Ice flavor.
—Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 26 Apr. 2025
White wrote and co-stars in director Richard Linklater’s comedy that features Jack Black as Dewey Finn, an aimless musician turned substitute teacher at a tony elementary school who convinces students to form a band.
—Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 6 Apr. 2025
Nine years after hitting rock bottom with three NCAA bids and a majority of programs in an aimless malaise, the SEC collected on a concerted effort to prioritize the sport.
—Joe Rexrode, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
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Sam Amick, New York Times, 1 May 2025
His goal was to capture that throwback feeling of aimless summer days strolling down the boardwalk with the frozen snack in hand in his Lemon Italian Ice flavor.
—Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 26 Apr. 2025
White wrote and co-stars in director Richard Linklater’s comedy that features Jack Black as Dewey Finn, an aimless musician turned substitute teacher at a tony elementary school who convinces students to form a band.
—Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 6 Apr. 2025
Nine years after hitting rock bottom with three NCAA bids and a majority of programs in an aimless malaise, the SEC collected on a concerted effort to prioritize the sport.
—Joe Rexrode, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for aimless
Adjective
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But all that information exists in random, unorganized disorder.—
Jerry Weissman,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
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Watch any random movie in the Cannes selection and you’re bound to see a parade of opening credits signaling production resources from across Europe, including many national film funds.—
Eric Kohn,
HollywoodReporter,
30 May 2025
Adjective
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Businesses now live in fear of retroactive rulings, arbitrary penalties and endless audits.—
Steve Forbes,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
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The risks include wrongful detention, torture in detention, terrorism, kidnapping, arbitrary enforcement of local laws, crime, civil unrest, and poor health infrastructure.—
Nick Butler,
FOXNews.com,
27 May 2025
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“Aimless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aimless. Accessed 7 Jun. 2025.
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