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pointless Definition

point·less (po̵int′lis)

adjective

  1. without a point
  2. without meaning, relevance, or force; senseless; inane

pointless Related Forms

point′·lessly adverb point′·less·ness noun

pointless Synonyms

pointless

modif.

  1. Dull

    uninteresting, prosaic, not pertinent; see irrelevant, trivial, unnecessary.

  2. Blunt

    worn, obtuse, rounded; see dull 1.

  3. 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.