| 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 | ||