# aimlessly

/ˈeɪmɫəsɫi/ (US) · /ˈeɪmləsli/ (UK) · CEFR B2 · Adverb

Source: https://englishreference.com/word/aimlessly
Updated: 2026-05-20

## Definition

without any clear purpose or direction. You use this to describe someone who moves or acts without knowing where they are going.

For teachers: in a manner lacking a specific goal or direction.

## Examples

- He walked aimlessly through the park for an hour.
- After the meeting ended, the employees sat aimlessly in the lobby, waiting for the next task.
- The protagonist spends the first half of the novel wandering aimlessly through the city, searching for a sense of belonging that he cannot quite define.

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