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
Carlsson had been pointless in nine of his 10 previous games.
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Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 27 Jan. 2026
Herzog, narrating in his distinctive delivery, notes that any human intervention to rescue the bird would be pointless, and would only delay the penguin’s suicidal pilgrimage.
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
As for the future of particle physics, AI makes worrying about it now rather pointless, in Kaplan’s view.
—Quanta Magazine, 26 Jan. 2026
Heitinga was dismissed as head coach in November, with Ajax sitting pointless at the bottom of the Champions League table after four matches and eight points adrift of Eredivisie league-leaders Feyenoord.
—Elias Burke, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2026
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Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 27 Jan. 2026
Herzog, narrating in his distinctive delivery, notes that any human intervention to rescue the bird would be pointless, and would only delay the penguin’s suicidal pilgrimage.
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
As for the future of particle physics, AI makes worrying about it now rather pointless, in Kaplan’s view.
—Quanta Magazine, 26 Jan. 2026
Heitinga was dismissed as head coach in November, with Ajax sitting pointless at the bottom of the Champions League table after four matches and eight points adrift of Eredivisie league-leaders Feyenoord.
—Elias Burke, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pointless
meaningless
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So, wins were not a meaningless line on the stat sheet in King Félix’s heyday — but the voters in this election seemed to have a different take.—
Jayson Stark,
New York Times,
10 Feb. 2026
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But for current and past dog parents, that sentiment is far from meaningless.—
Anna Halkidis,
Parents,
10 Feb. 2026
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“Pointless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pointless. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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