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Recent Examples of directionless
Missing a Focal Point A living room without a focal point can feel directionless and empty.
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Anyssa Roberts, The Spruce, 12 Jan. 2026
In the dark romantic comedy-drama, True Blood alum Skarsgård, 49, plays tough biker Ray, who enters into a dominant-submissive relationship with Colin (Melling), a shy and directionless man who sings in a barbershop quartet.
—Eric Andersson, PEOPLE, 7 Jan. 2026
In Korn Ferry’s report, 37% of survey respondents said that not having that middle management role left them feeling directionless.
—Ashton Jackson, CNBC, 29 Dec. 2025
He was hunched in a chair, tired, arms over his knees, his eyes directionless.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 26 Nov. 2025
Both women embark on long, directionless walks while holding weapons.
—Mike Miller, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Nov. 2025
Numerous political pundits and several polls suggest that the national Democratic Party is directionless and losing touch with large swaths of working-class voters.
—Will Oneill, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Nov. 2025
Clark felt lost, alone and directionless.
—Autumn Barnes, NPR, 13 Oct. 2025
The action begins as an angry, volatile, directionless young man goes out for a night on the town with friends, drinking, drugging and looking for a fight.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 29 Sep. 2025
Anyssa Roberts, The Spruce, 12 Jan. 2026
In the dark romantic comedy-drama, True Blood alum Skarsgård, 49, plays tough biker Ray, who enters into a dominant-submissive relationship with Colin (Melling), a shy and directionless man who sings in a barbershop quartet.
—Eric Andersson, PEOPLE, 7 Jan. 2026
In Korn Ferry’s report, 37% of survey respondents said that not having that middle management role left them feeling directionless.
—Ashton Jackson, CNBC, 29 Dec. 2025
He was hunched in a chair, tired, arms over his knees, his eyes directionless.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 26 Nov. 2025
Both women embark on long, directionless walks while holding weapons.
—Mike Miller, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Nov. 2025
Numerous political pundits and several polls suggest that the national Democratic Party is directionless and losing touch with large swaths of working-class voters.
—Will Oneill, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Nov. 2025
Clark felt lost, alone and directionless.
—Autumn Barnes, NPR, 13 Oct. 2025
The action begins as an angry, volatile, directionless young man goes out for a night on the town with friends, drinking, drugging and looking for a fight.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 29 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for directionless
Adjective
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But here’s a question: How much longer can the country afford to lure so many of its promising talents into a life of purposeless paper-pushing and legalized economic vandalism that antitrust has become?—
Holman W. Jenkins,
WSJ,
10 May 2022
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In How To Do Nothing, Jenny Odell talks about how the pursuit of productivity — driven by capitalism, competition, and consumption — has redirected our attention outward, leaving us feeling empty and purposeless.—
refinery29.com,
refinery29.com,
7 Sep. 2021
Adjective
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The film, which shows an aimless day in the life of Austin, showcases some of its more eccentric characters.—
Michael Barnes,
Austin American Statesman,
5 Feb. 2026
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Any shred of free time is too easy to fill with more work, more worrying, more commitments, and, of course, more aimless scrolling.—
Bekah Waalkes,
The Atlantic,
3 Feb. 2026
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“Directionless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/directionless. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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