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单词 aimless
释义

aimless

adjective

aim·​less ˈām-ləs How to pronounce aimless (audio)
: without aim or purpose : not having a goal or purpose
… we would not get to sit on the verandah drinking cold beer at the end of the day, starting up aimless conversations with other couples … Alexandra Kennedy
Some years, you feel that nothing much is being made except plotless tales about aimless young people wasting time … Robin Buss
The wind blew, the shad were nowhere to be found, even steady use of our fish locator and aimless trolling around the lakes failed to provoke a single strike. Steve Davis
aimlessly adverb
… whenever they had the chance, he and Zave would climb the steep streets and walk aimlessly beneath the arching trees, looking at the mansions. James A. Michener
aimlessness noun
… my friends are all prematurely successful in their worthwhile, absorbing careers, and I am frightening my parents and maybe even myself with my aimlessness. Daphne Uviller

Synonyms

  • arbitrary
  • catch-as-catch-can
  • desultory
  • erratic
  • haphazard
  • helter-skelter
  • hit-or-miss
  • random
  • scattered
  • slapdash
  • stray
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Word History

First Known Use

1583, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

aimless

adjective

aim·​less
ˈām-ləs
: lacking a goal or purpose
an aimless existence
aimless conversations

aimless

adjective

as in random
lacking a definite plan, purpose, or pattern he enjoyed taking aimless walks through the park

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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