Thesaurus / motiveless
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synonyms for motiveless
- aimless
- designless
- desultory
- drifting
- empty
- feckless
- floundering
- fustian
- goalless
- good-for-nothing
- haphazard
- hit-or-miss
- indiscriminate
- irregular
- meaningless
- needless
- nonsensical
- pointless
- purportless
- random
- senseless
- uncalled for
- undirected
- unhelpful
- unnecessary
- unplanned
- unprofitable
- unpurposed
- vacuous
- wanton
- worthless
- gratuitous
- unjust
- needless
- senseless
- vicious
- unjustified
- arbitrary
- willful
- unjustifiable
- contrary
- evil
- mean
- groundless
- inconsiderate
- malevolent
- merciless
- ornery
- perverse
- spiteful
- unasked
- uncalled-for
- unfair
- wayward
- wicked
- unprovoked
- accidentally on purpose
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antonyms for motiveless
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- thoughtful
- nice
- gentle
- decent
- clean
- reasonable
- wise
- observant
- careful
- kind
- righteous
- moral
- rational
- needed
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How to use motiveless in a sentence
This duplicity was not motiveless, although, on a cursory view, its purpose may not be apparent.
HILDEBRANDANONYMOUSIt is also a sign of the stiffening of the resistant "malice," or "motiveless malignity," which opposes creation.
THE COMPLEX VISIONJOHN COWPER POWYSHe showed that myth displayed a regularity of development not to be accounted for by motiveless fancy, but by laws of formation.
AN INTRODUCTION TO MYTHOLOGYLEWIS SPENCEShe had effected her purpose, which was perfectly motiveless, by concealing combustibles in different parts of the house.
CURIOSITIES OF CIVILIZATIONANDREW WYNTERHe was forcibly struck with the blind and comparatively motiveless pugnacity of the Squire's conduct.
ROBERT ELSMEREMRS. HUMPHRY WARDRenaud refused awkwardly, conscious how lacking in courtesy such an utterly motiveless refusal was.
KING OF CAMARGUEJEAN AICARDIf such were the habitual enjoyments of this class of sportsmen, their motiveless massacres would admit of no manly justification.
SKETCHES OF THE NATURAL HISTORY OF CEYLONJ. EMERSON TENNENTTo its existence is often to be traced the motiveless crimes of the young.'
LADY BYRON VINDICATEDHARRIET BEECHER STOWEKnowing him as I did, I was aware that his actions were never motiveless.
'FAREWELL, NIKOLA'GUY BOOTHBYNor is it a caprice, that is, motiveless volition, or will as a motor.
THE RELIGIOUS SENTIMENTDANIEL G. BRINTONWORDS RELATED TO MOTIVELESS
- aimless
- designless
- desultory
- drifting
- empty
- feckless
- floundering
- fustian
- goalless
- good-for-nothing
- haphazard
- hit-or-miss
- indiscriminate
- irregular
- meaningless
- motiveless
- needless
- nonsensical
- pointless
- purportless
- random
- senseless
- uncalled for
- undirected
- unhelpful
- unnecessary
- unplanned
- unprofitable
- unpurposed
- vacuous
- wanton
- worthless
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.