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

Crazy days are usually meaningless bumps in the road for markets.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

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

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

A half-million swing in job openings gets labeled “little change” because the confidence bands are so wide the number is statistically meaningless.

From Barron's • Mar. 7, 2026

Suddenly he wept, a slow bellowing sound, meaningless and sustained.

From "The Sound and the Fury" by William Faulkner

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