Antonyms for aimless

Grammar : Adj

Spell : eym-lis

Phonetic Transcription : ˈeɪm lɪs

Definition of aimless

Origin : 1620s, from aim (n.) + -less. Related: Aimlessly; aimlessness.

adj having no goal

Example sentences :

After all their piety was aimless and of no utility to humanity.
Extract from : « Camps, Quarters and Casual Places » by Archibald Forbes

Aimless also, I turned into the Mall, and again I started at the sight of a known figure.
Extract from : « Wilfrid Cumbermede » by George MacDonald

He was crossing the Rue Mont Blanc with every appearance of an aimless stroller.
Extract from : « Under Western Eyes » by Joseph Conrad

It might be thought that the fair Frances led an aimless and idle life.
Extract from : « 'Charge It' » by Irving Bacheller

Another lot were kicking about a football in an aimless way.
Extract from : « Follow My leader » by Talbot Baines Reed

It was only a desperate, convulsive, aimless wriggle that freed him.
Extract from : « "Wee Tim'rous Beasties" » by Douglas English

Was there no end to this aimless circling through a world of green smoke?
Extract from : « Storm Over Warlock » by Andre Norton

They are as far as possible from being vague, or misty, or aimless.
Extract from : « Critical Miscellanies (Vol. 3 of 3) » by John Morley

Let her become an aimless wanderer, whose trail may never be followed.
Extract from : « The Sacred Formulas of the Cherokees » by James Mooney

He was walking to and fro in an aimless manner like a headless chicken.
Extract from : « Bamboo Tales » by Ira L. Reeves

Synonyms for aimless

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