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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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These breaches, he wrote, make both the cease-fire and negotiations for a long-term peace agreement effectively meaningless.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

"They made the press credentials that we fought so hard to get back meaningless."

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

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

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

All this brings me to the ultimate conclusion that what I am doing is meaningless.

From Slate • Mar. 20, 2026

For most of us that is of course an utterly meaningless measure, but then with astronomical measures most distances are so huge as to be utterly meaningless.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson

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