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pointless
adjective /ˈpɔɪnt.ləs/Definition
C1 Something that is pointless has no purpose and it is a waste of time doing it: This is a pointless exercise. It seemed pointless to continue.informal It's pointless arguing with him.Useless and futile pointlessly
/-li/ adverb › Innocent lives were cruelly and pointlessly wiped out.Useless and futile pointlessness
/-nəs/ noun [U] › a poem about the pointlessness of lifeUseless and futile
(Definition of pointless adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- a mug's game idiom
- adrift adjective
- aimless adjective
- airy-fairy adjective
- be at a loose end idiom
- flaccid adjective
- fool's errand noun
- for the hell of it idiom
- frivolous adjective
- fruitless adjective
- negate verb
- no-good adjective
- nugatory adjective
- ornamental adjective
- otiose adjective
- until you are blue in the face idiom
- unwieldy adjective (NOT EFFECTIVE)
- useless adjective
- vain adjective (NOT SUCCESSFUL)
- vainly adverb
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