Synonyms for unpurposed
- adjective
Most common
accidental involuntary unplanned unintentional feckless purposeless
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Accidental — not deliberate
accidental, involuntary, unplanned, unintentional, inadvertent, unwitting, undesigned, unintended
2. Feckless — without purpose
Definitions
- adj. 1
Without purpose.
- adj. 2
Not deliberate.
Example sentences
- accidental The inquest returned a verdict of accidental death.
- involuntary Hiccups are involuntary contraction of the diaphragm.
- unplanned One in six pregnancies in Britain are unplanned.
- unintentional The company claims that the delay was unintentional.
- feckless She discombobulated me with her feckless laughter.
- purposeless It's purposeless to rank people by their ability to memorize.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| unpurposed | steady | |
| accidental | falling | |
| involuntary | steady | |
| unplanned | rising | |
| unintentional | rising | |
| feckless | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 7 letters
- aimless2
- 8 letters
- goalless, feckless2
- 9 letters
- unplanned2, unwitting3
- 10 letters
- accidental4, unintended4, undesigned
- 11 letters
- involuntary5, inadvertent4, purposeless3
- 13 letters
- unintentional5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (aimless2 = 2 syllables).