All purposeless synonyms
pur·pose·less
P p adv purposeless
- adrift — If a boat is adrift, it is floating on the water and is not tied to anything or controlled by anyone.
- directionless — the act or an instance of directing.
- blindly — If you say that someone does something blindly, you mean that they do it without having enough information, or without thinking about it.
- at random — If you choose people or things at random, you do not use any particular method, so they all have an equal chance of being chosen.
- indiscriminately — not discriminating; lacking in care, judgment, selectivity, etc.: indiscriminate in one's friendships.
- goalless — the result or achievement toward which effort is directed; aim; end.
- aimlessly — without aim; purposeless.
adj purposeless
- laid back — relaxed or unhurried: laid-back music rhythms.
- haphazard — characterized by lack of order or planning, by irregularity, or by randomness; determined by or dependent on chance; aimless.
- meaningless — without meaning, significance, purpose, or value; purposeless; insignificant: a meaningless reply; a meaningless existence.
- low-pressure — having or involving a low or below-normal pressure, as steam or water.
- doublespeak — evasive, ambiguous language that is intended to deceive or confuse.
- anarchic — If you describe someone or something as anarchic, you disapprove of them because they do not recognize or obey any rules or laws.
- casual — If you are casual, you are, or you pretend to be, relaxed and not very concerned about what is happening or what you are doing.
- driftless — a driving movement or force; impulse; impetus; pressure.
- all over the map — changeable
- irregular — without symmetry, even shape, formal arrangement, etc.: an irregular pattern.
- chaotic — Something that is chaotic is in a state of complete disorder and confusion.
- indiscriminate — not discriminating; lacking in care, judgment, selectivity, etc.: indiscriminate in one's friendships.
- inutile — of no use or service.
- down home — of, relating to, or exhibiting the simple, familiar, or folksy qualities associated with one's family or with rural areas, especially of the southern U.S.: down-home cooking; down-home hospitality.
- counterproductive — Something that is counterproductive achieves the opposite result from the one that you want to achieve.
- aimless — A person or activity that is aimless has no clear purpose or plan.
- fits and starts — (Idiomatic) Activity which is intermittent, variable in intensity, and prolonged by interruptions.
- imperceptive — not perceptive; lacking perception.
- in-effective — not effective; not producing results; ineffectual: ineffective efforts; ineffective remedies.
adjective purposeless
- objectless — not directed toward any goal; purposeless; aimless.
- absurd — If you say that something is absurd, you are criticizing it because you think that it is ridiculous or that it does not make sense.
- empty — A container (esp. a bottle or glass) left empty of its contents.
- designless — without a design, unplanned
- nonfunctional — Not having any particular purpose or function.
- floundering — to struggle with stumbling or plunging movements (usually followed by about, along, on, through, etc.): He saw the child floundering about in the water.
- mindless — without intelligence; senseless: a mindless creature.
- nonuniform — Not uniform, regular, or constant; varying.