as in meaningless
having no meaning
a pointless remark that left everyone scratching their heads in confusion
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Recent Examples of pointless
Is all of modern theoretical physics pointless?
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Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 28 Aug. 2025
But Lavrov said earlier this week that making security arrangements for Ukraine without Moscow’s involvement was pointless.
—Aamer Madhani, Chicago Tribune, 22 Aug. 2025
Then there’s the assertion that thought experiments, ethical ones in particular, make a pointless vacuum compared with the real world, which is impossibly complicated.
—Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
Sometimes everything just feels completely pointless.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 14 Aug. 2025
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Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 28 Aug. 2025
But Lavrov said earlier this week that making security arrangements for Ukraine without Moscow’s involvement was pointless.
—Aamer Madhani, Chicago Tribune, 22 Aug. 2025
Then there’s the assertion that thought experiments, ethical ones in particular, make a pointless vacuum compared with the real world, which is impossibly complicated.
—Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
Sometimes everything just feels completely pointless.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 14 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pointless
meaningless
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The Russo-Ukrainian war, and the Israel-Iran conflict have both shown that sophistication alone is meaningless if delivered in teaspoon doses.—
Amir Husain,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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My worry is that AI use becomes ubiquitous enough that the label becomes meaningless—like saying a house was built with a pneumatic brad nailer versus a hammer.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
2 Sep. 2025
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“Pointless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pointless. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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