aimless
adjective /ˈeɪm.ləs/ mainly disapprovingDefinition
› without any clear intentions, purpose, or direction: She said that her life seemed aimless after her children left home.Useless and futile aimlessly /-li/ adverb › While she waited, she walked aimlessly around the car park.Useless and futile aimlessness /-nəs/ noun [U] Useless and futile
(Definition of aimless adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- a mug's game idiom
- adrift adjective
- airy-fairy adjective
- be at a loose end idiom
- be chasing your tail idiom
- fool's errand noun
- for the hell of it idiom
- frivolous adjective
- fruitless adjective
- futile adjective
- no-good adjective
- nugatory adjective
- ornamental adjective
- otiose adjective
- outlive your usefulness idiom
- until you are blue in the face idiom
- unwieldy adjective (NOT EFFECTIVE)
- useless adjective
- vain adjective (NOT SUCCESSFUL)
- vainly adverb
Topic:
Useless and futile
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