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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The reveal that the Road was a ruse all along also paints the many deaths that occurred during the adventure in a more horrific light—all of them were meaningless, essentially chalked down to more of Agatha’s murders.
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Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
Much of the package is devoured by the 55 million people who play fantasy and are addicted to the fourth quarter of totally meaningless games.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2024
Calculating a margin of error would have been meaningless because the sample did not capture all segments of the population.
—Doug Schwartz, The Conversation, 23 Oct. 2024
In a blowout election, an error of a few points in one direction or another is meaningless.
—Ezra Klein, The Mercury News, 15 Oct. 2024
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Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
Much of the package is devoured by the 55 million people who play fantasy and are addicted to the fourth quarter of totally meaningless games.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2024
Calculating a margin of error would have been meaningless because the sample did not capture all segments of the population.
—Doug Schwartz, The Conversation, 23 Oct. 2024
In a blowout election, an error of a few points in one direction or another is meaningless.
—Ezra Klein, The Mercury News, 15 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for meaningless
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“Meaningless.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/meaningless. Accessed 4 Nov. 2024.
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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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