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aimlessly

[eym-lis-lee] / ˈeɪm lɪs li /
ADVERB
blindly
Synonyms
STRONGEST
frantically indiscriminately instinctively madly wildly
WEAK
at random confusedly in all directions pell-mell purposelessly
Antonyms
WEAK
carefully cautiously considerately purposely reasonably sensibly
ADVERB
casually
Synonyms
WEAK
haphazardly inconstantly randomly
ADVERB
haphazardly
Synonyms
STRONGEST
carelessly casually randomly
WEAK
accidentally by chance inconstantly
ADVERB
incoherently
Synonyms
WEAK
ambiguously brokenly chaotically confusedly disconnectedly discontinuously disjointedly drunkenly frantically frenziedly illegibly illogically incomprehensibly indistinctly ineptly randomly sloppily spasmodically uncertainly unclearly unintelligibly unrecognizably unsystematically wildly

Example Sentences

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The 21-year-old tanker sailed aimlessly for more than a month, according to ship-tracking data.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

Players would shoot when it wasn't the best option, crosses were delivered aimlessly without assessing whether a forward was in the right position.

From BBC • Nov. 1, 2025

Soldiers are seen picking up trash, laying down mulch and chatting aimlessly as they patrol.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 4, 2025

But the hard-liners have not merely been idle bystanders, whining aimlessly as they get outvoted.

From Slate • Apr. 24, 2024

Fly and me are aimlessly hurtling through space.

From "A Rover's Story" by Jasmine Warga

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.