pointless Definition
point·less (po̵int′lis)
adjective
- without a point
- without meaning, relevance, or force; senseless; inane
pointless Related Forms
point′·lessly adverb
point′·less·ness noun
pointless Synonyms
pointless
modif.
Dull
uninteresting, prosaic, not pertinent; see irrelevant, trivial, unnecessary.Blunt
Ineffective
useless, powerless, impotent; see incompetent, weak 1, 2.
pointless Usage Examples
Adjective complement with noun phrase
- render: There were talks about a formal coalition, but the scale of Labor's victory in 1997 rendered the discussions pointless.
- seem: A colleague told me he found several places open but refusing to let anyone new in after 11pm, which seems a bit pointless.
Modifies a noun
- trivia: And the final link in the chain of musicals, directors, actresses and my obsession for pointless trivia.
- distraction: Complaining about the boundaries is a pointless distraction from the real problems.
- crap: I won't clutter this up with pointless crap like " wow, my site now uses Ajax: you don't care!
- exercise: Creating a new parliamentary assembly without changing anything else in society would be a wholly pointless exercise.
- pursuit: Have I wasted my life on a pointless pursuit?
- slaughter: The pointless slaughter of the First World War is the most difficult of all wars to remember.
Modifying Another Word
- utterly: Yesterday I went to a flash mob which all in all, was utterly pointless.
- seemingly: What seemingly pointless actions do we perform in the face of tragedy in order to normalize life?
- pretty: This all seems pretty pointless to me, just like a lavish menu system really.
- totally: In just one weekend can you rise to a totally pointless challenge?
- ultimately: To have a faith in Jesus that excludes belief in the resurrection is ultimately pointless.
- rather: It just all seemed rather pointless watching it, I'm feeling very detached.
Infinitive complement
- argue: It is pointless to argue about the true meaning of words.
- try: Overall, unless someone wants to leave, it's pointless to try and sell them.
Used with adjective complement
- seem: The first seems pointless, the second, fruitless.
- render: There is discontent from people who feel powerless, like slaves, with their skills rendered pointless as machines replace the need for them.
- prove: Copies of his qualifications at his branches, if they were kept, have also proved pointless.
Preposition: if
ranking: Having high rankings on search engines is pointless if these rankings don't convert to sales.
Browse dictionary entries near pointless
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- ‹ pointelle
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- ‹ pointe
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- ‹ Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol
- ‹ Point-to-Point Protocol Over Ethernet
- ‹ Point-to-Point Protocol
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