Need another word that means the same as “pointless”? Find 23 synonyms for “pointless” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Pointless” are: unpointed, otiose, purposeless, senseless, superfluous, wasted, goalless, hitless, scoreless, futile, hopeless, fruitless, useless, needless, in vain, unavailing, aimless, idle, to no purpose, worthless, valueless, unproductive, unprofitable
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “pointless” as an adjective can have the following definitions:
| aimless | Aimlessly drifting. An aimless existence. |
| fruitless | Unproductive of success. A fruitless search. |
| futile | Unproductive of success. A futile effort. |
| goalless | Denoting a game of soccer, rugby, etc. in which no goals are scored. Nothing excites me I m a goalless person right now. |
| hitless | Without a hit. The fans who adore him will remember his speech and not his hitless game. |
| hopeless | Beyond hope of management or reform. He is a hopeless romantic. |
| idle | (of money) held in cash or in accounts paying no interest. Idle funds. |
| in vain | Directed or bound inward. |
| needless | Unnecessary and unwarranted. A strikers tent camp was burned with needless loss of life. |
| otiose | Serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being. An otiose undertaking. |
| purposeless | Having no aim or plan. A life essentially purposeless. |
| scoreless | Denoting a game or match in which no goals, points, or runs are scored. A scoreless inning. |
| senseless | Incapable of sensation. In Vietnam I saw the senseless waste of human beings. |
| superfluous | Serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being. Delete superfluous or unnecessary words. |
| to no purpose | Quantifier; used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns for indicating a complete or almost complete lack or zero quantity of. |
| unavailing | Producing no result or effect. An unavailing attempt. |
| unpointed | Not having a sharpened or tapered tip. Lumps of exposed brick with unpointed mortar. |
| unproductive | Not producing or capable of producing. Elimination of high cost or unproductive industries. |
| unprofitable | (of a business or activity) not yielding profit or financial gain. There has been much unprofitable speculation. |
| useless | Having no ability or skill in a specified activity or area. We tried to pacify him but it was useless. |
| valueless | Of no value. Cherished but valueless heirlooms. |
| wasted | Under the influence of alcohol or illegal drugs. Wasted fuel. |
| worthless | Morally reprehensible. A worthless idler. |
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