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
If a right does not include the right to enforce that right, then the right is meaningless.
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Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 10 Mar. 2025
Her giant white inflatable rectangle would be meaningless without the chic black base!
—Kinsey Jasnoch, Vulture, 7 Mar. 2025
Only weeks earlier, many serious hockey fans had criticized the tournament as a meaningless contrivance, a way for the N.H.L. to squeeze more money out of the season.
—Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 23 Feb. 2025
Instead, they were effectively elected through low-turnout or otherwise meaningless primary contests.
—Nick Corasaniti, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2025
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Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 10 Mar. 2025
Her giant white inflatable rectangle would be meaningless without the chic black base!
—Kinsey Jasnoch, Vulture, 7 Mar. 2025
Only weeks earlier, many serious hockey fans had criticized the tournament as a meaningless contrivance, a way for the N.H.L. to squeeze more money out of the season.
—Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 23 Feb. 2025
Instead, they were effectively elected through low-turnout or otherwise meaningless primary contests.
—Nick Corasaniti, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for meaningless
Adjective
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The Ward discussion could be pointless, with signs pointing toward the Titans using the No. 1 pick on the quarterback.—
Dan Duggan,
The Athletic,
22 Mar. 2025
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The result is tedious, a pointless remake with no soul of its own.—
Staff Author,
EW.com,
22 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Undermining tax collections and the IRS goes hand in glove with Trump’s absurd belief that the U.S. federal government can or should try to fund itself primarily via tariffs.—
New York Daily News,
Twin Cities,
16 Mar. 2025
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The more absurd or humorous examples, like the animation of Irving that plays at his funeral, can also be disconcerting.—
Abigail Lee,
Variety,
15 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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His is a sort of erudite buffoonery that consistently tap-dances between clever, self-aware, and patently stupid.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
22 Mar. 2025
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Each of them loses track of a CD filled with secrets, and some end up dying in the stupidest possible ways because of their incompetence.—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
19 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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From the late 1970s through to the 1990s, the team of Jerry Zucker, Jim Abrahams, and David Zucker put their stamp on a distinctively zany type of movie comedy, pictures that sat right at the Venn diagram center of surrealist logic and inane humor.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
TIME,
19 Mar. 2025
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Joking was her version of uncontrollable tears, but Dr. Fenton neither laughed nor pressed to see what was behind Lilian’s inane laughter.—
Yiyun Li,
The New Yorker,
9 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Finally, its focus on physics means that things get silly pretty quickly, which makes for very shareable moments and clips.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
17 Mar. 2025
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Dozen Bakery off Nolensville Pike is celebrating this silliest of holidays with special pies and quiche.—
Adam Tamburin,
Axios,
14 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Many voters said Governor Whitmer’s order, which restricted an outdoor activity – gardening – seemed irrational and excessive, even at the time.—
Jacob Turcotte,
The Christian Science Monitor,
11 Mar. 2025
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But the widening gap between its real-world performance and analysts’ earnings estimates for unborn products has prompted some to warn of irrational exuberance.—
Chris Kirkham,
USA TODAY,
10 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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At the end of the family's very eventful day, Duggar and Wissmann sat around a quiet, unlit campfire with many empty camping chairs waiting for the rest of the family to arrive.—
Rachel Flynn,
People.com,
21 Mar. 2025
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From 65 million to 80 million housing units across China are estimated to be empty.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
21 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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No matter what your feelings are about Sternberg and his executive team today, these are not foolish people.—
John Romano,
Orlando Sentinel,
15 Mar. 2025
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There's nothing foolish about choosing beauty over practicality if that's what your heart desires.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
14 Mar. 2025
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“Meaningless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/meaningless. Accessed 28 Mar. 2025.
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