What is another word for without purpose?

Pronunciation: [wɪðˌa͡ʊt pˈɜːpəs] (IPA)

The phrase "without purpose" suggests a lack of intention or direction. There are several synonyms that convey a similar sense of aimlessness or meaninglessness, such as aimless, purposeless, directionless, and aimlessly. Other options might include pointless, futile, senseless, or meaningless. These words all capture a feeling of emptiness or lack of direction, and can be used to describe a range of situations or experiences, from aimless wandering or daydreaming to a general sense of ennui or lack of fulfillment in one's life. Whether you're trying to describe a character in a novel or a state of mind in your own life, these synonyms can help you capture the essence of purposelessness.

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What are the hypernyms for Without purpose?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Famous quotes with Without purpose

  • Efforts and courage are not enough without purpose and direction.
    John F. Kennedy
  • The tendency of philosophers who know nothing of machinery is to talk of man as a mere mechanism, intending by this to imply that he is without purpose. This shows a lack of understanding of machines as well as of man.
    Arthur Young
  • A man can go on without wealth, and even without purpose, for a while. But he will not go on without hope.
    C. Neil Strait
  • Purpose without power is mere weakness and deception; and power without purpose is mere fatuity.
    Saadi Shirazi
  • He who never looks up to a living God, to a heavenly presence, loses the power of perceiving that presence, and the universe slowly turns into a dead machine, clashing and grinding on, without purpose or end. If the light within us be darkness, how great is that darkness!
    James Freeman Clarke

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