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meaningless

[mee-ning-lis] / ˈmi nɪŋ lɪs /
ADJECTIVE
without use, value, worth
Synonyms
STRONGEST
absurd empty futile hollow inconsequential insignificant pointless senseless trivial unimportant useless vague worthless
WEAK
aimless blank doesn't cut it double-talk doublespeak feckless fustian good-for-nothing hot air inane insubstantial nonsensical nothing nugatory purportless purposeless trifling unmeaning unpurposed vacant vain valueless vapid
Antonyms
STRONGEST
certain consequential fruitful full important meaningful productive profitable rational reasonable sensible significant substantial useful valuable wise worthwhile

Example Sentences

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It is, in other words, completely meaningless in the grand scheme of things.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

AI horsepower is too expensive and precious to spin its wheels on meaningless or poorly devised tasks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

But – crucially – those prices are meaningless if patients cannot get an NHS appointment in the first place.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

All this brings me to the ultimate conclusion that what I am doing is meaningless.

From Slate • Mar. 20, 2026

In most of physics and chemistry the concepts of “ultimate cause,” “purpose,” and “function” are meaningless, yet they are essential to understanding living systems in general and human activities in particular.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

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