pointless
adjective
point·less
ˈpȯint-ləs 
1
: devoid of meaning : senseless
a pointless remark
2
: devoid of effectiveness : flat
pointless attempts to be funny
pointlessly
adverb
pointlessness
noun
Examples of pointless in a Sentence
It would be pointless for us to continue the investigation.
a pointless remark that left everyone scratching their heads in confusion
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Like many public-housing projects, the original Sumner Houses, built in the late 1950s, withdraw from the street, lurking behind a perimeter of pointless lawn.
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Justin Davidson, Curbed, 23 Jan. 2025
Much of the traditional oppositional playbook has, in the dawning Second Age of Trump, come to seem ineffective, pointless, even counterproductive.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2025
Several delegates believed that oaths were pointless, almost superstitious.
—Massimo Calabresi, TIME, 19 Jan. 2025
To Danes and pretty much anyone else who makes plans, signs treaties, or creates long-term strategies using rational arguments, this way of making policy feels arbitrary, pointless, even surreal.
—Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 18 Jan. 2025
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Justin Davidson, Curbed, 23 Jan. 2025
Much of the traditional oppositional playbook has, in the dawning Second Age of Trump, come to seem ineffective, pointless, even counterproductive.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2025
Several delegates believed that oaths were pointless, almost superstitious.
—Massimo Calabresi, TIME, 19 Jan. 2025
To Danes and pretty much anyone else who makes plans, signs treaties, or creates long-term strategies using rational arguments, this way of making policy feels arbitrary, pointless, even surreal.
—Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 18 Jan. 2025
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“Pointless.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pointless. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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pointless
adjective
point·less
ˈpȯint-ləs
1
: lacking meaning : senseless
a pointless remark
2
: ineffective sense 1
pointless attempts to be funny
pointlessly
adverb
pointlessness
noun
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