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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

And, as Dreier points out, spacecraft would be “left to tumble aimlessly in space” and billions wasted that have already been spent.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2025

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

From Slate • Apr. 24, 2024

Ulster showing intent, but it's all a bit panicked looking as Nathan Doak kicks aimlessly from the halfway and Montpellier clear to safety.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2024

I wandered aimlessly, staring at strange face after strange face.

From "Tasting the Sky" by Ibtisam Barakat

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