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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"Simply creating an organisation on paper is utterly meaningless; the question is how we can turn it into a truly living, functioning body," he said.

From Barron's

If I wanted to watch a pair of agitated fortysomethings engage in a comically meaningless tangle, I would hit the parking lot at a travel soccer tournament.

From The Wall Street Journal

“A legal victory is meaningless without actual relief for the businesses that paid these tariffs,” the We Pay the Tariffs coalition, which represents over 800 small and micro businesses, said in a statement Friday.

From Barron's

“A single violation or even a couple of violations of FCC policy are meaningless,” Schwartzman said.

From Los Angeles Times

A scrambled form such as "gadcot" technically contains letters from both words, but it is meaningless to listeners.

From Science Daily

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