as in pointless
having no meaning
this argument over seating arrangements is an utterly meaningless bit of nonsense
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Recent Examples of meaningless
In some cases, regular seasons are becoming meaningless.
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Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Apr. 2026
Relying on impressive-sounding but fundamentally meaningless stats is a great strategy that will definitely work.
—Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 10 Apr. 2026
The labor not yet automated is fragmented, meaningless, and nearly ready for AI takeover.
—Shanti Escalante-De Mattei, ARTnews.com, 6 Apr. 2026
The importance of selling is yet to cut through the perception of Newcastle having the richest owners in the world, a moniker which is largely meaningless.
—George Caulkin, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2026
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Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Apr. 2026
Relying on impressive-sounding but fundamentally meaningless stats is a great strategy that will definitely work.
—Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 10 Apr. 2026
The labor not yet automated is fragmented, meaningless, and nearly ready for AI takeover.
—Shanti Escalante-De Mattei, ARTnews.com, 6 Apr. 2026
The importance of selling is yet to cut through the perception of Newcastle having the richest owners in the world, a moniker which is largely meaningless.
—George Caulkin, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for meaningless
Adjective
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The wars stop making sense, and thus the human and financial sacrifices come to seem pointless.—
Fintan O’Toole,
The New York Review of Books,
9 Apr. 2026
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The hideous prospect of interviewing for jobs even more pointless than this one appears before me.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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But all jokes aside, that Howard Stern has not yet been inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame is, quite frankly, absurd.—
Malina Saval,
Rolling Stone,
16 Apr. 2026
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Grief is absurd in the same way humor is absurd.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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And then the second one is grassroots and bottom up and the local solutions to this thing that is a stupid business model.—
Jim Alexander,
Oc Register,
11 Apr. 2026
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Allowing one nine years of eligibility is just stupid.—
Nick Canepa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Cunk on Earth plays like a Daily Show segment spread out across five hours, in which viewers watch the earnest — and ofttimes exasperated — talking heads field inane questions from Morgan’s uproariously daft Cunk.—
Andrew Walsh,
Entertainment Weekly,
5 Apr. 2026
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There would be inane small talk and paperwork and at least one reminder from Ya that the laureate committee was watching.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Menu references to ancient reptiles — plus the brand’s silly mascot, a dinosaur in a toque — make fast food feel more like fun food.—
Michael Deeds,
Idaho Statesman,
16 Apr. 2026
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What appears to be a bouncy, silly romp about a slightly surreal situation (Murray plays Phil, a weatherman reliving the same day over and over) is, at its core, actually quite deep.—
Debby Wolfinsohn,
Entertainment Weekly,
13 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Devereaux receives a hero’s welcome back home, but his irrational and violent behavior threatens his new livelihood, as does the knowledge of his cowardice held by Capt.—
Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
11 Apr. 2026
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With the automation of more health billing decisions, irrational results have become increasingly common.—
Elisabeth Rosenthal,
Miami Herald,
8 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Holloway added an empty-netter to secure the Blues' win in their home finale.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
15 Apr. 2026
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Yet they were outnumbered more than 2-to-1 by empty seats in what is not even the largest arena on this sprawling campus that sits about a 90-minute drive from downtown Atlanta.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Don’t be afraid to look foolish in pursuit of bliss!—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
17 Apr. 2026
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This could be the last straw for refiners foolish enough to remain here.—
Steven Greenhut,
Oc Register,
12 Apr. 2026
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“Meaningless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/meaningless. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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