meaningless
adjective
mean·ing·less
ˈmē-niŋ-ləs 
1
: having no meaning
especially
: lacking any significance
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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And if your tax attorney crafts a great benefits plan for your business but fails to communicate the specifics to your retirement broker, the plan is meaningless.
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Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
Charlie Comfort, a Democrat from the former early-voting state of Iowa, said the critiques of Murphy and Khanna are meaningless so long after the 2024 election.
—Naomi Lim, The Washington Examiner, 24 May 2025
Opponents said the extra storage is meaningless unless the water can be cleaned in STAs, or stormwater treatment areas.
—Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 22 May 2025
The prom itself in American Pie is fairly anticlimactic as far as the completion of the boys’ mission is concerned, and one of them, Jim (Jason Biggs), delivers an impassioned speech about how meaningless the whole enterprise was to begin with.
—James Mercadante, EW.com, 17 May 2025
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Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
Charlie Comfort, a Democrat from the former early-voting state of Iowa, said the critiques of Murphy and Khanna are meaningless so long after the 2024 election.
—Naomi Lim, The Washington Examiner, 24 May 2025
Opponents said the extra storage is meaningless unless the water can be cleaned in STAs, or stormwater treatment areas.
—Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 22 May 2025
The prom itself in American Pie is fairly anticlimactic as far as the completion of the boys’ mission is concerned, and one of them, Jim (Jason Biggs), delivers an impassioned speech about how meaningless the whole enterprise was to begin with.
—James Mercadante, EW.com, 17 May 2025
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“Meaningless.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/meaningless. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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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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