Antonyms for directionless
| Grammar : Adj, adv |
| Spell : dih-rek-shuh n, dahy- |
| Phonetic Transcription : dɪˈrɛk ʃən, ˈdaɪ- |
- anchored
- calm
- certain
- common
- consistent
- definite
- dependable
- determined
- directed
- goal-oriented
- methodical
- motivated
- normal
- on course
- on target
- particular
- pointed
- predictable
- purposeful
- reasonable
- regular
- reliable
- resolute
- sensible
- specific
- stable
- standard
- steadfast
- steady
- sure
- systematic
- tied down
- unchanging
- usual
Definition of directionless
Origin :- c.1400, "orderly arrangement;" c.1500 as "action of directing," from Latin directionem (nominative directio), noun of action from past participle stem of dirigere (see direct (v.)). Meaning "course pursued by a moving object" is from 1660s. Related: Directional.
- As in shiftless : adj lazy
- As in aimless : adj having no goal
- As in erratic : adj unpredictable; wandering
- As in adrift : adv without purpose
- It was a fine life, but the days blurred one into the next, directionless.
- Extract from : « Makers » by Cory Doctorow
Synonyms for directionless
- aberrant
- abnormal
- accidental
- aimless
- anomalous
- any which way
- apathetic
- arbitrary
- bits-and-pieces
- bizarre
- blind
- capricious
- careless
- casual
- chance
- changeable
- dallying
- desultory
- devious
- dicey
- directionless
- drifting
- dubious
- eccentric
- erratic
- fanciful
- fickle
- fitful
- fits and starts
- flaky
- flighty
- fluctuant
- fortuitous
- frivolous
- goalless
- good-for-nothing
- haphazard
- heedless
- hit-or-miss
- idiosyncratic
- idle
- iffy
- inattentive
- incalculable
- incompetent
- inconsistent
- inconstant
- indecisive
- indiscriminate
- indolent
- irregular
- irresolute
- lackadaisical
- laggard
- lagging
- lethargic
- lifeless
- loafing
- meandering
- mercurial
- nomadic
- objectless
- oddball
- peculiar
- planetary
- pointless
- procrastinating
- purposeless
- rambling
- random
- roving
- shifting
- shiftless
- slack
- slothful
- spasmodic
- strange
- stray
- thoughtless
- unambitious
- unavailing
- uncertain
- undirected
- unenergetic
- unguided
- unindustrious
- unmotivated
- unnatural
- unplanned
- unpredictable
- unreliable
- unstable
- unusual
- vagarious
- vagrant
- variable
- volatile
- wandering
- wanton
- wayward
- weird
- whimsical
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