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going nowhere

ADJECTIVE

pointless

Synonyms

STRONGEST

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

WEAK

around in circles 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

ADJECTIVE

vain

Synonyms

STRONGEST

frivolous fruitless petty trivial

WEAK

abortive barren bootless delusive delusory empty hollow idle in vicious circle inefficacious insignificant misleading no-win not a prayer nugatory on a treadmill otiose paltry pointless profitless puny senseless shuck slight sterile time-wasting trifling unavailing unimportant unnotable unproductive unprofitable valueless void worthless

Antonyms

STRONGEST

consequential important significant useful

WEAK

modest possible shy

Example Sentences

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The Angels are once again in last place and going nowhere.

From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 2026

Virgo spoke of Higgins rescuing a sport that was "going nowhere", crediting him with reinventing it into a spectacle that was both "watchable and exciting".

From BBC • Feb. 4, 2026

But episode 6 opens as a virtual music video starring Mr. Kutcher; there are bold digressions into storylines that seem to be going nowhere and end up somewhere.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 21, 2026

"The question is what it's going to do about it," he added, "because phase two is right now going nowhere."

From Barron's • Dec. 27, 2025

We were still squared off, eye to eye, but he wasn’t going nowhere.

From "Life Is So Good" by George Dawson

going nowhere

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