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around in circles

ADJECTIVE

pointless

Synonyms

STRONGEST

absurd aimless fruitless futile impotent inconsequential ineffective ineffectual insignificant irrelevant meaningless powerless silly stupid trivial unnecessary unproductive useless worthless

WEAK

going nowhere in vicious circle inane needle in haystack nongermane nonsensical not pertinent on treadmill purportless remote unavailing uninteresting unprofitable vague vain

Antonyms

STRONGEST

able consequential effective fruitful important necessary potent productive profitable sensible significant strong useful valuable wise worthwhile

WEAK

beneficial meaningful pointed

Example Sentences

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Dug donned a life jacket in the pool and treaded around in the water, chasing a ball as co-owner Jazz Pritchard led him around in circles on a leash.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 21, 2025

We will no doubt go around in circles on that until budgets at a local and national level are finalised next year.

From BBC • Dec. 4, 2024

“They’re driving us around in circles and covering their tracks,” Navalny’s spokeswoman, Kira Yarmysh, said on Saturday.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 18, 2024

Some fresh wisdom and revelation comes from walking around in circles for a while.

From New York Times • Jan. 18, 2024

I would hold it, and squirt out a thin stream of water which I kept just in front of him as he ran around in circles.

From "Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story" by Michael Collins

around in circles

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