| 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 | ||