After losing his map, the hiker wandered aimlessly through the dense forest, hoping to find a familiar trail before nightfall.
丢失地图后，徒步旅行者漫无目的地穿过茂密的森林，希望在夜幕降临前找到熟悉的路径。
Which choice best defines “aimlessly”?
C — Without purpose or direction. “aimlessly” means without purpose or direction.
Which word means “without purpose or direction”?
D — aimlessly. “aimlessly” means without purpose or direction.
aimlessly — without purpose or direction. In Chinese: 漫无目的地.
aimlessly is pronounced /ˈeɪmləsli/.
After losing his map, the hiker wandered aimlessly through the dense forest, hoping to find a familiar trail before nightfall. (丢失地图后，徒步旅行者漫无目的地穿过茂密的森林，希望在夜幕降临前找到熟悉的路径。)
purposelessly, randomly, wanderingly — all close in meaning to aimlessly (without purpose or direction).
purposefully, deliberately — each the opposite of aimlessly (without purpose or direction).
Yes. aimlessly is on the SAT Prep Basic list — the everyday academic words the SAT assumes you already have. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.