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in all directions

ADVERB
blindly
Synonyms
STRONGEST
aimlessly frantically indiscriminately instinctively madly wildly
WEAK
at random confusedly pell-mell purposelessly
Antonyms
WEAK
carefully cautiously considerately purposely reasonably sensibly
ADVERB
every which way
Synonyms
STRONGEST
haphazardly randomly
WEAK
all over the place at every turn everyway everywhere everywhither in all manner of ways in every quarter indiscriminately irregularly

Example Sentences

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Ash devils are dangerous because they can spit out hot ash and start new fires in all directions.

From Los Angeles Times • May 2, 2026

The Kremlin said it had ordered a temporary truce to be in effect from Saturday afternoon until the end of Sunday, a 32-hour period during which Russia would stop fighting "in all directions".

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

For one thing, loved ones don’t necessarily want their home to become a house-arrest situation, with cameras pointed in all directions and sensors and alarms on every door.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 21, 2026

"It felt like everything stopped for a few seconds before everyone started running in all directions," he told the BBC.

From BBC • Nov. 10, 2025

It was really only a large, round boulder, but it allowed her to see in all directions from the top.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer

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