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pointless

/ˈpɔɪntləs/adjective2 syllables

Pointless means: serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being.

Synonyms for pointless18

adjective, as in serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being

otiose, purposeless, senseless, superfluous, wasted, worthless

adjective, as in having no points scores

scoreless, goalless, hitless, unsuccessful

adjective, as in not having a point especially a sharp point

unpointed, blunt

also used for pointless

futile, needless, redundant, dull, obtuse, point-free

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Opposites of pointless

pointed

What does pointless mean?3

adjective

1

serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being“otiose lines in a play”

2

having no points scores“a scoreless inning”

3

not having a point especially a sharp point“my pencils are all pointless”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Pointless in a sentence

  • Wasting time, if you like it, is not pointless!SunnyMoon
  • It's pointless to expect different results if you keep doing things the same way.DJ_Saidez
  • Don't bother your parents with such a pointless thing.bitchoftheseus
  • Thanks for listening to my pointless story until the end.58mph
  • It is pointless to chase after small gains.FeuDRenais
  • It's so pointless to ask for something that you yourself can get!FeuDRenais2
  • Let's not dissipate our efforts on pointless and time-wasting schemes.carlosalberto
  • It is pointless to argue this topic with him.belgavox

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