unaimed

5.8

Not meant for any one person or thing

adjective
/ˌʌnˈeɪmd/

: sin dirección

Her unaimed throw landed far from where she intended it to go.

Examples

While trying to shoot a bank robber, one of their wild, unaimed rounds nails you instead, causing paralysis from the neck down.

Blog text (6)
The player fired off several unaimed shots during practice, missing the target completely.
In the chaos, chaotic and unaimed attempts to help were only making things worse.

Synonyms

unguided

vsunaimed

Specialized

2 6.6

Not controlled after it is launched, like a simple rocket

is about lacking a specific target rather than about postlaunch control

undirected

vsunaimed

1 6.1

Not having a clear aim or plan in what you do

focuses on lacking a specific target rather than general guidance

objectless

vsunaimed

8.1

Having no clear aim or purpose

is not directed at any particular object or person

unoriented

vsunaimed

7.5

Not having a clear direction, goal or plan

means not aimed at a particular object or goal rather than lacking position

nontarget

vsunaimed

7.2

Not meant to be the main focus of an action

describes broader absence of a target, not only lack of main focus

Antonyms

focused

3.0

Giving full attention to one thing

How Aimed

unfocused

16 4.8

unaimed

5.8

aimless

13 3.6

Surface Forms

unaimed positive

Morphology

unaimed = aimed (transparent) = un + aim + ed

Formed by the productive negation prefix 'un-' attached to the adjective 'aimed', yielding the clear meaning 'not aimed'.

Etymology

Unaimed starts with the small prefix un- meaning 'not' and ends with aimed, from aim, which means 'to point or direct'. So unaimed means 'not pointed at anything' or 'not directed', like a shot or comment sent without a target.