unfocused
adjective
un·fo·cused
ˌən-ˈfō-kəst 
variants
or less commonly unfocussed
1
: not adjusted to a focus
2
: not concentrated on one point or objective
unfocused rage
Examples of unfocused in a Sentence
an unfocused approach to studying
Your essay seems unfocused and unclear.
She has lots of unfocused energy.
Recent Examples on the Web
The opening and ending of the show are both entertaining, but the free-form, clue-hunting middle section was repetitive and unfocused.
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Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2024
The stretches where Keitel’s character hangs out with his friends are more chaotic and unfocused, though Thelma Schoonmaker’s editing helps make that looseness seem intentional.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 9 Mar. 2024
So other civilizations might well and truly be out there, thriving and abundant, but our searches are too underfunded, too unfocused, and too unsophisticated to catch them.
—Paul Sutter, Ars Technica, 18 May 2023
And, finally, Jimmy Butler. – All in the nick of time.
– Otherwise, this largely was flat and unfocused.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 16 Jan. 2024
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Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2024
The stretches where Keitel’s character hangs out with his friends are more chaotic and unfocused, though Thelma Schoonmaker’s editing helps make that looseness seem intentional.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 9 Mar. 2024
So other civilizations might well and truly be out there, thriving and abundant, but our searches are too underfunded, too unfocused, and too unsophisticated to catch them.
—Paul Sutter, Ars Technica, 18 May 2023
And, finally, Jimmy Butler. – All in the nick of time.
– Otherwise, this largely was flat and unfocused.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 16 Jan. 2024
See all Example Sentences for unfocused
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“Unfocused.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unfocused. Accessed 6 Jun. 2024.
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