directionless
Americanadjective
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If you fail, you still have a stronger résumé than 99% of students who participated in directionless internships.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 18, 2026
Just 30% of people do volunteer work, and over 60% of young people say they feel directionless.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 24, 2025
Experienced Argyle hands such as Morgan Whittaker and Joe Edwards have also been out with injury as Argyle have looked, especially away from home, directionless at times.
From BBC ● Dec. 31, 2024
He said that before Spirit began unbundling its fees, it was struggling and fairly directionless.
From Slate ● Oct. 15, 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
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