All pointless synonyms
pointΒ·less
P p adj pointless
- inept β without skill or aptitude for a particular task or assignment; maladroit: He is inept at mechanical tasks. She is inept at dealing with people.
- frivolous β characterized by lack of seriousness or sense: frivolous conduct.
- meaningless β without meaning, significance, purpose, or value; purposeless; insignificant: a meaningless reply; a meaningless existence.
- directionless β the act or an instance of directing.
- irredeemable β not redeemable; incapable of being bought back or paid off.
- edgeless β a line or border at which a surface terminates: Grass grew along the edges of the road. The paper had deckle edges.
- doublespeak β evasive, ambiguous language that is intended to deceive or confuse.
- hopeless β providing no hope; beyond optimism or hope; desperate: a hopeless case of cancer.
- muddleheaded β confused in one's thinking; blundering: a muddleheaded assertion.
- inadvisable β not advisable; inexpedient; unwise.
- matte β having a dull or lusterless surface: matte paint; a matte complexion; a photograph with a matte finish.
- insipid β without distinctive, interesting, or stimulating qualities; vapid: an insipid personality.
- flipper β a broad, flat limb, as of a seal or whale, especially adapted for swimming.
- beyond recall β If something is beyond recall, it is no longer possible to remember how it was or to bring it back to its original condition.
- draggy β moving or developing very slowly.
- goner β a person or thing that is dead, lost, or past recovery.
- in vain β excessively proud of or concerned about one's own appearance, qualities, achievements, etc.; conceited: a vain dandy.
- insignificant β unimportant, trifling, or petty: Omit the insignificant details.
- ho-hum β dull, boring, or routine; so-so: a ho-hum performance.
- in-effective β not effective; not producing results; ineffectual: ineffective efforts; ineffective remedies.
- fruitless β useless; unproductive; without results or success: a fruitless search for the missing treasure.
- lead balloon β a total failure
- inane β lacking sense, significance, or ideas; silly: inane questions.
adjective pointless
- extraneous β Irrelevant or unrelated to the subject being dealt with.
- objectless β not directed toward any goal; purposeless; aimless.
- nonserious β of, showing, or characterized by deep thought.
- absurd β If you say that something is absurd, you are criticizing it because you think that it is ridiculous or that it does not make sense.
- empty β A container (esp. a bottle or glass) left empty of its contents.
- whitebread β any white or light-colored bread made from finely ground, usually bleached, flour.
- fatuous β foolish or inane, especially in an unconscious, complacent manner; silly.
- worthless β without worth; of no use, importance, or value; good-for-nothing: a worthless person; a worthless contract.
- longwinded β Alternative spelling of long-winded.
- futile β incapable of producing any result; ineffective; useless; not successful: Attempting to force-feed the sick horse was futile.
- hollow β having a space or cavity inside; not solid; empty: a hollow sphere.
adverb pointless
- aimlessly β without aim; purposeless.
- idly β not working or active; unemployed; doing nothing: idle workers.
- fatuously β With smug stupidity or vacuous silliness; idiotically.
- worthlessly β In a worthless manner.
- wantonly β done, shown, used, etc., maliciously or unjustifiably: a wanton attack; wanton cruelty.
- futilely β incapable of producing any result; ineffective; useless; not successful: Attempting to force-feed the sick horse was futile.
noun pointless
- aimlessness β The state or quality of being aimless, or without purpose or direction.
- meaninglessness β without meaning, significance, purpose, or value; purposeless; insignificant: a meaningless reply; a meaningless existence.
- emptiness β The state of containing nothing.
- absurdness β utterly or obviously senseless, illogical, or untrue; contrary to all reason or common sense; laughably foolish or false: an absurd explanation.
- futility β the quality of being futile; ineffectiveness; uselessness.
- frivolousness β characterized by lack of seriousness or sense: frivolous conduct.
- fatuity β complacent stupidity; foolishness.
- fatuousness β The characteristic of being fatuous.
- ineffectuality β not effectual; without satisfactory or decisive effect: an ineffectual remedy.
- irrationality β the quality or condition of being irrational.