Synonyms & related words for desultory

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of desultory — including aimless, purposeless, maundering, haphazard, rambling, unsystematic. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to desultory

Explore words related to desultory — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include desultoriness, purposelessly, listless, disjointed, perfunctory, inconsequent, directionless, digressiveness. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for desultory

Common synonyms for desultory include aimless, purposeless, maundering, haphazard, rambling, unsystematic, incoherent, digressive — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does desultory come from?

The word desultory breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root sult-, from Latin salio (“leap”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.