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English adjective: purposeless

1. purposeless not evidencing any purpose or goal


Similaradrift, afloat, aimless, desultory, directionless, planless, rudderless, undirected


See alsomeaningless, nonmeaningful


Antonymspurposeful

2. purposeless serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being


SamplesOtiose lines in a play.
Advice is wasted words.
A pointless remark.
A life essentially purposeless.
Senseless violence.


Synonymsotiose, pointless, senseless, superfluous, wasted


Similarworthless


Antonymsvaluable









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