purposeless
Americanadjective
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having no purpose or apparent meaning.
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having no aim or goal; aimless.
to lead a purposeless existence.
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“So, in a way, my life seems purposeless now,” Wright continues.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 14, 2024
People who are depressed and suicidal feel helpless, powerless, useless, worthless, meaningless and purposeless.
From Salon ● Jul. 11, 2022
Some red tape is purposeless, but not all of it is.
From New York Times ● Jan. 22, 2021
In a crisis of this magnitude, finding the emotional space to care about a single death can feel purposeless, unnecessary.
From The Guardian ● May 2, 2020
She found herself facing the future with dread, seeing only “a long stretch of purposeless years with nothing to live for.”
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
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