English adjective: purposeless | |||
1. | purposeless not evidencing any purpose or goal | ||
Similar | adrift, afloat, aimless, desultory, directionless, planless, rudderless, undirected | ||
See also | meaningless, nonmeaningful | ||
Antonyms | purposeful | ||
2. | purposeless serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being | ||
Samples | Otiose lines in a play. Advice is wasted words. A pointless remark. A life essentially purposeless. Senseless violence. | ||
Synonyms | otiose, pointless, senseless, superfluous, wasted | ||
Similar | worthless | ||
Antonyms | valuable | ||