in all directions

Synonyms

around everywhere instinctively pointlessly indiscriminately at random here and there every which way aimlessly to and fro

Antonyms

wilfully purposedly

Examples

He flung himself from the room, flung himself upon his horse and rode madly off in all directions. Stephen Leacock

My hunger and curiosity drive me forward in all directions at once. Henry Miller

I wanted change and excitement and to shoot off in all directions myself, like the colored arrows from a Fourth of July rocket. Sylvia Plath

The scientist states that pressure is exerted outwards in all directions equally, whereas natural pressure (e. g. air pressure) is exerted inwards from all directions equally. Viktor Schauberger

That which hits the fan tends to get flung in all directions. Larry Wall

The chameleon looks in all directions before moving. African Proverb

Words in the phrase

in all directions

Close letter words and terms

in all cases in all conscience in all detention in all fairness in all good faith in all honesty