aimless
adjective/ˈeɪmləs/
Frequency rank: #17,819 most common English word
Meaning
Without purpose or direction; having no clear goal.
Example sentence
He spent the whole afternoon in aimless wandering through the city.
Synonyms & related words
- purposeless
- directionless
- random
- wandering
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