as in meaningless
having no meaning
inane and useless phrases, such as "have a nice day"
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as in vacuum
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Recent Examples of inane
Jon O'Brien, Billboard, 23 Mar. 2022
HBO Max's row, although not listed as sponsored, suffers from the same inane, baseless content recommendations.
—Corey Gaskin, Ars Technica, 2 Feb. 2022
David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 July 2025
Defender Kathrin Hendrich had been dismissed for an inane hair-pull, and the subsequent penalty had been converted.
—Michael Cox, New York Times, 20 July 2025
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Adjective
However, even his uptempo contributions border on the inane.
—Jon O'Brien, Billboard, 23 Mar. 2022
HBO Max's row, although not listed as sponsored, suffers from the same inane, baseless content recommendations.
—Corey Gaskin, Ars Technica, 2 Feb. 2022
Noun
The ugliness of this wasteful, inane operation has instantly turned the American public against the president and his party on his signature issue of immigration.
—David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 July 2025
Defender Kathrin Hendrich had been dismissed for an inane hair-pull, and the subsequent penalty had been converted.
—Michael Cox, New York Times, 20 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inane
Adjective
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Trivial, meaningless or low-quality media that have perceived negative effects.—
Mariyam Muhammad,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
8 Oct. 2025
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Zhu compared himself to an old official under a new emperor; the change had left him with little to do but punch in and write meaningless reports.—
Lavender Au,
The Dial,
7 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Beyond sensing, the device could help study phenomena like vacuum gravity.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Oct. 2025
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And those two things, the flood and Carmine Falcone being killed, and there being a power vacuum in Gotham City.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
10 Oct. 2025
Noun
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This would not have been a serious consideration midway through Newcastle’s 2-0 win against struggling, flailing Nottingham Forest — the nothingness of half-time was like a blessed relief — but a stodgy, slow-burning afternoon concluded with Howe’s team comfortable and edging towards dominance.—
George Caulkin,
New York Times,
6 Oct. 2025
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United Rentals upgraded to a buy from hold at Baird, which sees an acceleration in equipment rentals after a long time of nothingness.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The friends said the prop gun only fired blanks.—
Nancy Dillon,
Rolling Stone,
14 Oct. 2025
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And then there's these little, sort of, smaller efforts to legalize X or Y or Z, fill in the blank.—
Mandy Taheri,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Divorce just brings them out in the open.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
9 Oct. 2025
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When Guerrero came up in the third inning with a base open, the Yankees elected to intentionally walk him.—
Brendan Kuty,
New York Times,
8 Oct. 2025
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“Inane.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inane. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.
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