MEANINGLESSLY Synonyms: 47 Similar and Opposite Words

meaninglessly

adverb

as in pointlessly

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These conflicts may only occasionally draw in American military forces, but the chaos will consistently demand attention and pointlessly consume resources.

— MARC LYNCH, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026
Don’t be pointlessly inscrutable.

— Kim Scott, CNBC, 22 Apr. 2026

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Continue reading … ‘COWARDLY ACTIONS’ — Kentucky trooper ‘senselessly murdered’ during routine traffic stop, leaving 3 sons.

— , FOXNews.com, 29 Sep. 2026
But Jameson is hardly the first family pet to senselessly perish at the hands of law enforcement officers who resort to deadly force far too quickly.

— Vanessa Shakib, Oc Register, 23 July 2026

Definition of senselessly

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Weaving the narratives together creates a fuller picture of generations of men and women who, however imperfectly, did their best to carve out lives for themselves in a world determined to humiliate them.

— Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 4 Nov. 2026
The department exists to preserve some semblance of equal justice in the United States — imperfectly, haltingly, often overbearingly for some and cautiously for others — and help ensure that the nation is governed by the rule of law.

— New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of imperfectly

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However, his excavations focused largely on major artifacts while leaving other parts of the tombs unexplored and inadequately documented.

— Anne Doran for ARTnews, Robb Report, 3 Nov. 2026
Jackson County used flawed property value assessments, inadequately notified taxpayers, conducted substandard inspections and had poor oversight, according to a scathing report from Missouri State Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick.

— Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 30 Oct. 2026

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The group had been considering revoking the endorsement of the council member over her views on Israel, which some considered insufficiently tough.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2026
At an October debate, Bass pointed out that Raman, as chair of the city council’s housing and homelessness committee, had repeatedly approved spending on Inside Safe, the very program Raman now criticizes as expensive and insufficiently accountable.

— Maxwell Adler, Vanity Fair, 26 Oct. 2026

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