Advertisement
Advertisement
pointless
adjective as in ridiculous, senseless
Strongest matches
absurd, aimless, fruitless, futile, impotent, inconsequential, ineffective, ineffectual, insignificant, irrelevant, meaningless, powerless, silly, stupid, trivial, unnecessary, unproductive, useless, worthless
Example Sentences
The pointless rules and policing of pregnancy from Kennedy come hand-in-hand with Republican efforts to make sure women can’t say no to childbirth.
But she will also accuse Labour of offering "little more than pointless soundbites" on community policing during its year in power so far.
Kirk was neither a demon nor a saint, and looking for the cause of his death in slogans and political statements is pointless — if you want to solve the problem.
Former England striker Wayne Rooney told his BBC Sounds podcast this week that these games were "horrible" to play in and could feel "pointless".
He also said any discussion on future security guarantees without Russian involvement was "pointless", even though that would be a non-starter for the West.
Advertisement
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Browse