meaningless
adjective
mean·ing·less
ˈmē-niŋ-ləs 
1
: having no meaning
especially
: lacking any significance
felt his work was meaningless
2
: having no assigned function in a language system
meaninglessly
adverb
meaninglessness
noun
Examples of meaningless in a Sentence
He felt that his work was meaningless.
The movie was filled with meaningless violence.
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The White House already had dismissed the protests as meaningless.
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Susan Page, USA Today, 29 Mar. 2026
Spring training numbers are ultimately meaningless, but Garrett Crochet will likely be happy to put this camp behind him.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 21 Mar. 2026
Mary Shelley’s Frankenhole is lightly serialized, but following the ongoing story is not really the point; in a meta effort to convey how time is meaningless to the immortal, Stamatopoulos requested that the first season be aired in a random order.
—Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 18 Mar. 2026
But the Longhorns' all-time leader in assists and steals also knows that regional assignments are meaningless without first- and second-round wins.
—Danny Davis, Austin American Statesman, 16 Mar. 2026
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Susan Page, USA Today, 29 Mar. 2026
Spring training numbers are ultimately meaningless, but Garrett Crochet will likely be happy to put this camp behind him.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 21 Mar. 2026
Mary Shelley’s Frankenhole is lightly serialized, but following the ongoing story is not really the point; in a meta effort to convey how time is meaningless to the immortal, Stamatopoulos requested that the first season be aired in a random order.
—Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 18 Mar. 2026
But the Longhorns' all-time leader in assists and steals also knows that regional assignments are meaningless without first- and second-round wins.
—Danny Davis, Austin American Statesman, 16 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for meaningless
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“Meaningless.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/meaningless. Accessed 29 Mar. 2026.
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meaningless
adjective
mean·ing·less
ˈmē-niŋ-ləs
1
: having no meaning or significance
meaningless chatter
2
: lacking motive
a meaningless murder
meaninglessly
adverb
meaninglessness
noun
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