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Synonyms for pointless
adj ridiculous, senseless- absurd
- aimless
- fruitless
- futile
- impotent
- inconsequential
- ineffective
- ineffectual
- insignificant
- irrelevant
- meaningless
- powerless
- silly
- stupid
- trivial
- unnecessary
- unproductive
- useless
- worthless
- around in circles
- going nowhere
- in vicious circle
- inane
- needle in haystack
- nongermane
- nonsensical
- not pertinent
- on treadmill
- purportless
- remote
- unavailing
- uninteresting
- unprofitable
- vague
- vain
Antonyms for pointless
- able
- consequential
- effective
- fruitful
- important
- necessary
- potent
- productive
- profitable
- sensible
- significant
- strong
- useful
- valuable
- wise
- worthwhile
- beneficial
- meaningful
- pointed
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the
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More words related to pointless
aimless
adjective. having no goal
- accidental
- any which way
- bits-and-pieces
- blind
- capricious
- careless
- casual
- chance
- desultory
- directionless
- drifting
- erratic
- fanciful
- fickle
- fits and starts
- flighty
- fortuitous
- frivolous
- goalless
- haphazard
- heedless
- hit-or-miss
- indecisive
- indiscriminate
- irresolute
- objectless
- pointless
- purposeless
- random
- shiftless
- stray
- thoughtless
- unavailing
- undirected
- unguided
- unplanned
- unpredictable
- vagrant
- wandering
- wanton
- wayward
beside the point
adjective. not pertaining to
blunt
adjective. not sharp
blunter
adjective. not sharp
dull
adjective. not sharp
extraneous
adjective. unneeded; irrevelant
flat
adjective. dull, lackluster to the senses
frivolous
adjective. trivial, silly
- barmy
- childish
- dizzy
- empty-headed
- facetious
- featherbrained
- flighty
- flip
- flippant
- foolish
- gay
- giddy
- harebrained
- idiotic
- idle
- ill-considered
- impractical
- juvenile
- light
- light-minded
- minor
- niggling
- nonserious
- not serious
- paltry
- peripheral
- petty
- playful
- pointless
- puerile
- scatterbrained
- senseless
- shallow
- sportive
- superficial
- tongue-in-cheek
- unimportant
- unprofound
- volatile
- whimsical
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the
Philip Lief Group.