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[ adjective ] aimlessly drifting

Synonyms

afloat rudderless planless directionless undirected adrift

Used in print

(James Boylan, "Mutinity"...)

The men were at_first puzzled , then angered by the aimless tacking .

(Harry Olesker, Impact....)

And so he walked , aimless again .

(Vina Delmar, The Big Family....)

The aimless milling_about of_what had been a well trained , well organized crew struck Alexander with horror .

Related terms

purposeless

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[ adjective ] continually changing especially as from one abode or occupation to another

Synonyms

floating vagabond vagrant drifting

Examples

"a drifting double-dealer" "the floating population" "vagrant hippies of the sixties"

Related terms

unsettled

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Rhymes with

nameless shameless blameless painless ageless stainless baseless seamless timeless faceless weightless shapeless malice graceless tasteless limbless tremulous legless homeless zealous airless jealous necklace eyeless lawless harmless guileless wordless surplus endless careless trellis reckless stimulus limitless bottomless romulus lifeless meatless leafless worthless tireless headless hairless earless fenceless restless selfless keyless senseless flightless sleepless soulless amaryllis breathless helpless pendulous perilous garrulous daedalus penniless merciless scurrilous loveless luckless needless odorless powerless defenseless bruxelles nebulous overzealous meritless querulous leaderless purposeless incredulous persepolis spineless featureless accomplice anomalous smokeless classless directionless cloudless bloodless pallas gallus palace earless dulles voiceless dallas' callus callous bolus ballasts balas atlas dallas stylus wallace treeless solace effortless rudderless colorless pilotless featherless fatherless humorless boneless daedalus priceless nickless nicholas' nicklaus nicholas valueless godless fearless flawless douglas doubtless douglas' cutlass witless clueless mindless useless rootless topless pointless plus backless hornless toothless thoughtless childless ruthless marseilles jobless hopeless speechless hapless meaningless fruitless ductless countless scoreless cordless boundless windlass riskless listless spotless landless libelous motionless frictionless cornwallis tantalus scandalous heartless oxalis nicholas' nicholas nautilus thankless bacillus groundless pitiless frivolous digitalis fabulous gladiolus calculus miraculous meticulous marvelous megalopolis metropolis necropolis scrupulous acropolis regardless lactobacillus remorseless irregardless populace populous ridiculous unscrupulous

Phonetic and Homophones

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Similar Spelling

aimlessly

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