aimless
without aim; purposeless.
Origin of aimless
1Other words from aimless
- aim·less·ly, adverb
- aim·less·ness, noun
Words Nearby aimless
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How to use aimless in a sentence
Still, those first six months with Ana helped me steady myself against the aimless floundering.
The best $1,419 I ever spent: Flights for my long-distance relationship | Arthur Tarley | August 25, 2021 | VoxIn many ways, this is how humans and other animals seem to learn, via aimless play.
An endlessly changing playground teaches AIs how to multitask | Will Douglas Heaven | July 30, 2021 | MIT Technology ReviewThe media frequently portray young people excluded from wage work as inactive, aimless and alienated from mainstream society.
The biggest stereotypes about young, unemployed Africans | Hannah J. Dawson | June 15, 2021 | QuartzHours and hours of aimless walking in a mall is my idea of uber hell.
Fortune 500 secret: Consumer intelligence analytics drives every decision | Sponsored Content: NetBase Quid | June 4, 2021 | Search Engine LandHeartbroken and aimless, Kaestel was arrested days later for burglarizing a store.
He Robbed a Taco Joint With a Toy Water Gun for $264. He Got Life in Prison. | Kate Briquelet | May 31, 2021 | The Daily Beast
Brinsley got out of jail last July, and was desperate and aimless.
Alleged Cop Killer Ismaaiyl Brinsley Had a Death Wish | M.L. Nestel | December 22, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe rhinoceros, again looking pretty aimless and beaten down, was made—beautifully—of papier mache.
The title track (again, a cover) is an aimless Bo Diddley raveup.
‘High Hopes’ Review: Bruce Springsteen Lowers the Bar | Andrew Romano | January 7, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTNick, once aimless with a deposition that would make Eeyore seem like Richard Simmons, is now happily dating Jess.
The Return of New Girl’s Coach…and of Faith in the Still-Great Comedy | Kevin Fallon | November 6, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTIt reminds me a little of Raising Hope in that it centers on well-intentioned but aimless people who love each other a lot.
TV Preview: Snap Judgments of 2012-13’s New Shows | Jace Lacob, Maria Elena Fernandez | June 12, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTOur social life is aimless without it, we are a crowd without a common understanding.
The Salvaging Of Civilisation | H. G. (Herbert George) WellsBeardsley was watching Arnold's fingers; there was something aimless and fretful as they pushed among the code-sealed tapes.
We're Friends, Now | Henry HasseHe closed the door, whistling gloomily, went over to the piano and struck a few aimless chords.
The Woman Gives | Owen JohnsonThey say such thoughts are sinful, but annihilation is preferable to an aimless, loveless existence.
Alone | Marion HarlandAlways remember that a short anecdote well told is worth pages of aimless enumeration.
English: Composition and Literature | W. F. (William Franklin) Webster
British Dictionary definitions for aimless
/ (ˈeɪmlɪs) /
having no goal, purpose, or direction
Derived forms of aimless
- aimlessly, adverb
- aimlessness, noun
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