rudderless
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7.5
- adjective
- /ˈrʌdərləs/
:
sin rumbo
- Many students feel rudderless after graduating because they do not know what to do next.
- drifting rudderless
So you've got this generation of rudderless young boys and men that are looking for somebody to look up to.
- So you've got this generation of rudderless young boys and men that are looking for somebody to look up to.
- I mean, you can you, I mean, I'm not saying you should be rudderless, but to think that you're just going to plot this path and it's going to be straight and narrow and easy.
- But the trouble is that when you do, you become very rudderless and rather foolish, and the things you come up with are not interesting or helpful innovations.
Examples
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This is a rudderless government in the face of a huge national crisis.
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Heavy with bureaucracy, mired in problems, and rudderless, the ODVA has sorely needed leadership for several years.
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The American Armed Forces are currently rudderless and looking to see who issues what orders.
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A world without judgment would be a pretty rudderless place.
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What is needed most is a lawyer who knows science to steer this rudderless ship or at least be substantially involved.
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So you've got this generation of rudderless young boys and men that are looking for somebody to look up to.
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Even the North African mess has rendered the Romney campaign a rudderless messaging mess.
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Ultimately, the Sarney administration left the economy drifting rudderless in a sea of inflation.
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Meanwhile, the commission which is supposed to do the actual policing of campaign finances and lobbyists' disclosures remains rudderless and overwhelmed.
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During 1987 and 1988, in a climate of repression, Marx portrays a confused and rudderless phase of resistance.
Academic text (1994)
Synonyms
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5.6
Not having a clear direction or purpose
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3.6
Not having a clear goal or plan
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5.1
Without a person in charge of a group or team
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4.2
Drifting without a clear direction, often about people or plans
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6.8
Acting without thinking or planning
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6.0
Having no clear aim or plan
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6.1
Not having a clear aim or plan in what you do
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7.2
Having no plan or clear aim
Not having a clear direction, goal or plan
Not having clear plans or goals
Antonyms
Compounds
How Directionless
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Rudderless comes from rudder, the flat piece at the back of a boat that helps you 'steer', and the ending -less meaning 'without'. So a boat with no rudder cannot be guided, and a person or group that is rudderless lacks clear direction or leadership.