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
That doesn’t mean talks – whether direct, face-to-face, or on the phone – are pointless.
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Matthew Chance, CNN Money, 19 May 2025
Lockdowns were authoritarian, masks were pointless, vaccines were unsafe.
—Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 19 May 2025
Sometimes everything just feels completely pointless.
—Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 18 May 2025
Cautious of what some may think of unnecessarily flamboyant decor, Mulvaney wasn't aiming for pointless blasts of feminine touches everywhere.
—Moná Thomas, People.com, 22 May 2025
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Matthew Chance, CNN Money, 19 May 2025
Lockdowns were authoritarian, masks were pointless, vaccines were unsafe.
—Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 19 May 2025
Sometimes everything just feels completely pointless.
—Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 18 May 2025
Cautious of what some may think of unnecessarily flamboyant decor, Mulvaney wasn't aiming for pointless blasts of feminine touches everywhere.
—Moná Thomas, People.com, 22 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pointless
meaningless
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The Americans face Haiti in a meaningless group-stage match Sunday before awaiting their yet-unknown quarters foe. 6.—
Greg Cote
June 22,
Miami Herald,
22 June 2025
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If the packaging is inaccessible, the exemption is meaningless.—
Bill Schiffmiller,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2025
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“Pointless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pointless. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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