Synonyms of aimless

aimless

adjective

ˈām-ləs 

as in random

lacking a definite plan, purpose, or pattern

he enjoyed taking aimless walks through the park

Synonyms & Similar Words

• random
• scattered
• arbitrary
• erratic
• stray
• haphazard
• sporadic
• accidental
• casual
• lucky
• desultory
• slapdash
• contingent
• odd
• hit-or-miss
• irregular
• chance
• helter-skelter
• directionless
• catch-as-catch-can
• purposeless
• inadvertent
• shotgun
• incidental
• unplanned
• unconsidered
• unintentional
• unintended
• indiscriminate
• fortuitous
• unpremeditated
• undirected
• spot
• unsystematic
• disorganized
• scattershot
• flukey
• disorderly
• objectless
• chancy
• undiscriminating
• unselective
• fluky

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• systematic
• regular
• orderly
• methodical
• regular
• continuous
• constant
• organized
• steady
• stable
• fixed
• methodic
• established
• nonrandom
• systematized
• even
• arranged
• set
• conscious
• deliberate
• purposeful
• planned
• aware
• wilful
• thoughtful
• willful
• managed
• ordered
• orchestrated

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of aimless

Koogler is interested in human smallness, in our cosmic lack of control, and the softness of his gaze can render Deep Blue Sound’s exploration of existential uncertainty wonderfully funny and affecting in some moments, diffused and aimless in others. —Sara Holdren, Vulture, 6 Mar. 2025

Her dull, aimless life in Chicago as a cleaner who's stuck with her relatives is the opposite of special though. —Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 20 Feb. 2025

Oh, the delicious irony of Mr. Only the Ivies Count Lest Your Child Fail to Launch having a daughter who’s in an aimless 19th month of a gap year between high school and college. —Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 21 Feb. 2025

The aimless adventure of a young kid crisscrossing the city at all hours of the day and night resonated deeply with me as an adolescent. —Juliana Barbassa, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025