meaningless
adjective
mean·ing·less
ˈmē-niŋ-ləs 
1
: having no meaning
especially
: lacking any significance
2
: having no assigned function in a language system
meaninglessly
adverb
meaninglessness
noun
Examples of meaningless in a Sentence
He felt that his work was meaningless.
The movie was filled with meaningless violence.
Recent Examples on the Web
The scene is from a book about how history is also often meaningless without context.
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Gene Park, Washington Post, 1 Apr. 2024
Such thin ranks can render oversight almost meaningless, with annual assessments often taking years to complete.
—Jake Pearson, ProPublica, 12 Mar. 2024
The Giants trailed 2-0 in the top of the sixth inning of an exhibition that was meaningless until Pablo Sandoval was sent into the game to replace third baseman Matt Chapman.
—Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2024
However, adding the number of companies data is shared with becomes meaningless if the number is too large, Nouwens says.
—Matt Burgess, WIRED, 20 Mar. 2024
That’s because many of those votes are meaningless, registered in sham contests that don’t deserve to be called elections.
—Brian Klaas, The Atlantic, 14 Mar. 2024
My name is Houston Mitchell and just to reinforce why Spring Training stats are relatively meaningless, look at Andy Pages.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2024
Dallas trailed 48-16 early in the fourth quarter before the Cowboys scored a couple of meaningless touchdowns.
—Steve Silverman, Forbes, 17 Feb. 2024
Are presidential debates a civil service that showcase a candidate’s policy or just meaningless spectacle?
—Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 12 Mar. 2024
Gene Park, Washington Post, 1 Apr. 2024
Such thin ranks can render oversight almost meaningless, with annual assessments often taking years to complete.
—Jake Pearson, ProPublica, 12 Mar. 2024
The Giants trailed 2-0 in the top of the sixth inning of an exhibition that was meaningless until Pablo Sandoval was sent into the game to replace third baseman Matt Chapman.
—Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2024
However, adding the number of companies data is shared with becomes meaningless if the number is too large, Nouwens says.
—Matt Burgess, WIRED, 20 Mar. 2024
That’s because many of those votes are meaningless, registered in sham contests that don’t deserve to be called elections.
—Brian Klaas, The Atlantic, 14 Mar. 2024
My name is Houston Mitchell and just to reinforce why Spring Training stats are relatively meaningless, look at Andy Pages.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2024
Dallas trailed 48-16 early in the fourth quarter before the Cowboys scored a couple of meaningless touchdowns.
—Steve Silverman, Forbes, 17 Feb. 2024
Are presidential debates a civil service that showcase a candidate’s policy or just meaningless spectacle?
—Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 12 Mar. 2024
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“Meaningless.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/meaningless. Accessed 16 Apr. 2024.
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meaningless
adjective
mean·ing·less
ˈmē-niŋ-ləs
1
: having no meaning or significance
meaningless chatter
2
: lacking motive
a meaningless murder
meaninglessly
adverb
meaninglessness
noun
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