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.
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Spraying meaningless reactions across your feed does nothing for your business.
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Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
This team might be torn apart in the next few months and forgotten to history, a meaningless row in a basketball reference page.
—Jared Weiss, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
April 26, 2025 But when Snead later traded to the Atlanta Falcons what for the Rams was a fairly meaningless No. 26 pick, the Rams stunningly received in return a No. 1 pick in 2026.
—Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2025
Just 20 percent of Americans say their jobs are not making meaningful contributions to the world, which is less than a 2015 study in the United Kingdom, where 37 percent said their jobs were meaningless.
—Lauren Irwin, The Hill, 20 Apr. 2025
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Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
This team might be torn apart in the next few months and forgotten to history, a meaningless row in a basketball reference page.
—Jared Weiss, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
April 26, 2025 But when Snead later traded to the Atlanta Falcons what for the Rams was a fairly meaningless No. 26 pick, the Rams stunningly received in return a No. 1 pick in 2026.
—Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2025
Just 20 percent of Americans say their jobs are not making meaningful contributions to the world, which is less than a 2015 study in the United Kingdom, where 37 percent said their jobs were meaningless.
—Lauren Irwin, The Hill, 20 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for meaningless
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“Meaningless.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/meaningless. Accessed 13 May. 2025.
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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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