English adjective: pointless | |||
1. | pointless not having a point especially a sharp point | ||
Samples | My pencils are all pointless. | ||
Synonyms | unpointed | ||
Similar | blunt | ||
Antonyms | pointed | ||
2. | pointless 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, purposeless, senseless, superfluous, wasted | ||
Similar | worthless | ||
Antonyms | valuable | ||