as in meaningless
having no meaning
a pointless remark that left everyone scratching their heads in confusion
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Recent Examples of pointless
Blanchett does a perfectly fine impression, but the effort seems pointless in this stillborn exercise.
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Tim Grierson, Vulture, 18 Oct. 2024
Host club Libertad put up a good fight but narrowly lost against both, finishing third ahead of the pointless ADIFFEM.
—Neel Shelat, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
Truthfully, Miss Manners sympathizes; the change seems pointless.
—Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 7 Oct. 2024
So, yes, in a way, talking about the 7th of October as if there were possibilities at that time is sort of pointless.
—Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024
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Tim Grierson, Vulture, 18 Oct. 2024
Host club Libertad put up a good fight but narrowly lost against both, finishing third ahead of the pointless ADIFFEM.
—Neel Shelat, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
Truthfully, Miss Manners sympathizes; the change seems pointless.
—Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 7 Oct. 2024
So, yes, in a way, talking about the 7th of October as if there were possibilities at that time is sort of pointless.
—Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024
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“Pointless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pointless. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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