meaningless
adjective
mean·ing·less
ˈmē-niŋ-ləs 
1
: having no meaning
especially
: lacking any significance
2
: having no assigned function in a language system
meaninglessly
adverb
meaninglessness
noun
Examples of meaningless in a Sentence
He felt that his work was meaningless.
The movie was filled with meaningless violence.
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If Missouri were to abolish state income taxes, tax credits would become meaningless.
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Jeremy Kohler, ProPublica, 5 Mar. 2025
Xavier is headed out of the silo Xavier was always going to leave the silo to try to find his wife, despite a brief tryst with Sinatra's therapist, Dr. Gabriela Torabi (Sarah Shahi), that wound up being meaningless from both a plot and character perspective.
—Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 4 Mar. 2025
Completion dates, closing dates and deadlines that appear in the contract are rendered meaningless.
—Linda Robertson, Miami Herald, 2 Mar. 2025
That means 74% of employees see problems being ignored, downplayed, or spun into meaningless corporate jargon.
—Mark Murphy, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
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Jeremy Kohler, ProPublica, 5 Mar. 2025
Xavier is headed out of the silo Xavier was always going to leave the silo to try to find his wife, despite a brief tryst with Sinatra's therapist, Dr. Gabriela Torabi (Sarah Shahi), that wound up being meaningless from both a plot and character perspective.
—Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 4 Mar. 2025
Completion dates, closing dates and deadlines that appear in the contract are rendered meaningless.
—Linda Robertson, Miami Herald, 2 Mar. 2025
That means 74% of employees see problems being ignored, downplayed, or spun into meaningless corporate jargon.
—Mark Murphy, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
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“Meaningless.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/meaningless. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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meaningless
adjective
mean·ing·less
ˈmē-niŋ-ləs
1
: having no meaning or significance
meaningless chatter
2
: lacking motive
a meaningless murder
meaninglessly
adverb
meaninglessness
noun
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