pointless
adjective
point·less
ˈpȯint-ləs 
1
: devoid of meaning : senseless
a pointless remark
2
: devoid of effectiveness : flat
pointless attempts to be funny
pointlessly
adverb
pointlessness
noun
Examples of pointless in a Sentence
It would be pointless for us to continue the investigation.
a pointless remark that left everyone scratching their heads in confusion
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As commencement ceremonies celebrate the promise of a new generation of graduates, one question looms: will AI make their education pointless?
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Erik Otárola-Castillo, Time, 7 June 2025
At the bottom, Greece got the unwanted record of being the only pointless team in the top two divisions of the Nations League.
—Neel Shelat, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025
And, as inflation reduces their purchasing power, certain denominations of coins become more and more pointless to carry around.
—Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 30 May 2025
The perplexing baby-snatchings, reported in the journal Current Biology, suggest that humans aren't the only intelligent species with youngsters that pursue apparently pointless activities that can be destructive to other creatures.
—Nell Greenfieldboyce, NPR, 19 May 2025
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Erik Otárola-Castillo, Time, 7 June 2025
At the bottom, Greece got the unwanted record of being the only pointless team in the top two divisions of the Nations League.
—Neel Shelat, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025
And, as inflation reduces their purchasing power, certain denominations of coins become more and more pointless to carry around.
—Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 30 May 2025
The perplexing baby-snatchings, reported in the journal Current Biology, suggest that humans aren't the only intelligent species with youngsters that pursue apparently pointless activities that can be destructive to other creatures.
—Nell Greenfieldboyce, NPR, 19 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for pointless
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“Pointless.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pointless. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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pointless
adjective
point·less
ˈpȯint-ləs
1
: lacking meaning : senseless
a pointless remark
2
: ineffective sense 1
pointless attempts to be funny
pointlessly
adverb
pointlessness
noun
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