undirected

adjective
UK: /ˌʌndɪˈrektɪd/
US: /ˌʌndɪˈrektɪd/

  1. Not controlled or managed by anyone.

    1. The children's play was undirected, they did what they want.
    2. The undirected energy of the youth was a concern for the community leaders.

  2. Lacking a clear aim or focus.

    1. His efforts were undirected and didn't help at all.
    2. Her undirected anger made it difficult to have a rational discussion.

  3. In graph theory, describes a graph where the edges have no direction.

    1. The undirected graph showed connections without specifying flow.
    2. An undirected network simplifies pathfinding by ignoring direction.

Synonyms

unmanaged unfocused aimless unstructured uncontrolled

Frequently Asked Questions

The word "undirected" in English means: Not controlled or managed by anyone., Lacking a clear aim or focus., In graph theory, describes a graph where the edges have no direction..

The phonetic transcription of "undirected" is /ˌʌndɪˈrektɪd/ in British English and /ˌʌndɪˈrektɪd/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "undirected": unmanaged, unfocused, aimless, unstructured, uncontrolled.

Example usage of "undirected": "The children's play was undirected, they did what they want.". More examples on the page.