All motiveless synonyms
moΒ·tive
M m adj motiveless
- gratuitous β given, done, bestowed, or obtained without charge or payment; free; voluntary.
- unjust β not just; lacking in justice or fairness: unjust criticism; an unjust ruler.
- vicious β addicted to or characterized by vice; grossly immoral; depraved; profligate: a vicious life.
- unjustified β to show (an act, claim, statement, etc.) to be just or right: The end does not always justify the means.
- arbitrary β If you describe an action, rule, or decision as arbitrary, you think that it is not based on any principle, plan, or system. It often seems unfair because of this.
- willful β deliberate, voluntary, or intentional: The coroner ruled the death willful murder.
- unjustifiable β capable of being justified; that can be shown to be or can be defended as being just, right, or warranted; defensible: justifiable homicide.
- unprovoked β to anger, enrage, exasperate, or vex.
- contrary β Ideas, attitudes, or reactions that are contrary to each other are completely different from each other.
- mean β to intend for a particular purpose, destination, etc.: They were meant for each other. Synonyms: destine, foreordain.
- aimless β A person or activity that is aimless has no clear purpose or plan.
- desultory β Something that is desultory is done in an unplanned and disorganized way, and without enthusiasm.
- feckless β ineffective; incompetent; futile: feckless attempts to repair the plumbing.
- fustian β a stout fabric of cotton and flax.
- good-for-nothing β worthless; of no use.
- haphazard β characterized by lack of order or planning, by irregularity, or by randomness; determined by or dependent on chance; aimless.
- hit-or-miss β careless; inattentive; haphazard: The professor criticized the hit-or-miss quality of our research.
- indiscriminate β not discriminating; lacking in care, judgment, selectivity, etc.: indiscriminate in one's friendships.
- irregular β without symmetry, even shape, formal arrangement, etc.: an irregular pattern.
- meaningless β without meaning, significance, purpose, or value; purposeless; insignificant: a meaningless reply; a meaningless existence.
- needless β unnecessary; not needed or wanted: a needless waste of food.
- nonsensical β (of words or language) having little or no meaning; making little or no sense: A baby's babbling is appealingly nonsensical.
- pointless β without a point: a pointless pen.
- random β proceeding, made, or occurring without definite aim, reason, or pattern: the random selection of numbers.
- senseless β destitute or deprived of sensation; unconscious.
- unnecessary β not necessary or essential; needless; unessential.
- unplanned β a scheme or method of acting, doing, proceeding, making, etc., developed in advance: battle plans.
- unprofitable β being without profit; not showing or turning a profit: a series of unprofitable ventures.
- vacuous β without contents; empty: the vacuous air.
- wanton β done, shown, used, etc., maliciously or unjustifiably: a wanton attack; wanton cruelty.
- worthless β without worth; of no use, importance, or value; good-for-nothing: a worthless person; a worthless contract.
- drifting β a driving movement or force; impulse; impetus; pressure.
- floundering β to struggle with stumbling or plunging movements (usually followed by about, along, on, through, etc.): He saw the child floundering about in the water.
- goalless β the result or achievement toward which effort is directed; aim; end.
- purport β to present, especially deliberately, the appearance of being; profess or claim, often falsely: a document purporting to be official.
- uncalled for β not called for; not required; superfluous; unwanted.
- undirected β not directed; not guided: He wasted his time on undirected activity.
- unhelpful β giving or rendering aid or assistance; of service: Your comments were very helpful.
- unpurposed β the reason for which something exists or is done, made, used, etc.
- groundless β without rational basis: groundless fears.
- inconsiderate β without due regard for the rights or feelings of others: It was inconsiderate of him to keep us waiting.
adjective motiveless
- unwarranted β authorization, sanction, or justification.
- mindless β without intelligence; senseless: a mindless creature.
- insignificant β unimportant, trifling, or petty: Omit the insignificant details.
- useless β of no use; not serving the purpose or any purpose; unavailing or futile: It is useless to reason with him.
- designless β without a design, unplanned
- empty β A container (esp. a bottle or glass) left empty of its contents.
- cruel β Someone who is cruel deliberately causes pain or distress to people or animals.
- malicious β full of, characterized by, or showing malice; intentionally harmful; spiteful: malicious gossip.
- evil β Profoundly immoral and malevolent.