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
Even the quiet, eyebrow-raising final moments, which suggest that the struggle for economic justice and equality might be utterly pointless, feel less like a philosophy and more like a real-life capitalist desire for more, more, more.
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Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 28 June 2025
The controls are a bit more awkward and less intuitive—with a weird and pointless need to hold the power button down for three seconds to get the machine going.
—Matthew Korfhage, Wired News, 18 June 2025
Global ambitions have pulled the United States into pointless wars, drained its coffers, and built up its rivals, critics have contended.
—Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 16 June 2025
The Hill: Putin has incurred one million casualties in his pointless war.
—Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 12 June 2025
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Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 28 June 2025
The controls are a bit more awkward and less intuitive—with a weird and pointless need to hold the power button down for three seconds to get the machine going.
—Matthew Korfhage, Wired News, 18 June 2025
Global ambitions have pulled the United States into pointless wars, drained its coffers, and built up its rivals, critics have contended.
—Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 16 June 2025
The Hill: Putin has incurred one million casualties in his pointless war.
—Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 12 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pointless
meaningless
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According to Tom's Hardware, that drive also had the ability to automatically overwrite the contents of your storage with meaningless code so your original data couldn't be retrieved.—
Abhimanyu Ghoshal,
New Atlas,
15 July 2025
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At the same time, begin to appreciate moments of meaningless time.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
11 July 2025
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“Pointless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pointless. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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