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
Such a debate is esoteric and, to some, a pointless distraction.
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Peter Baker, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2025
The pointless black bra has no aggressive underwire, no padding, barely any coverage to speak of, and seemingly has its wearers ignoring its adjustable straps.
—Perrie Samotin, Glamour, 5 Apr. 2025
Thankfully the pace-killing gliding and underwater sections, as well as the pointless anti-gravity bits, are gone.
—New Atlas, 2 Apr. 2025
Reasons To Turn Off Your Ice Maker Does turning off your ice maker for vacation sound like a pointless task?
—Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 26 Mar. 2025
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Peter Baker, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2025
The pointless black bra has no aggressive underwire, no padding, barely any coverage to speak of, and seemingly has its wearers ignoring its adjustable straps.
—Perrie Samotin, Glamour, 5 Apr. 2025
Thankfully the pace-killing gliding and underwater sections, as well as the pointless anti-gravity bits, are gone.
—New Atlas, 2 Apr. 2025
Reasons To Turn Off Your Ice Maker Does turning off your ice maker for vacation sound like a pointless task?
—Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 26 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for pointless
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pointless
meaningless
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Spraying meaningless reactions across your feed does nothing for your business.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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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
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“Pointless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pointless. Accessed 14 May. 2025.
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