pointless
Adjective
- not having a point especially a sharp point
- "my pencils are all pointless"
Adjective Satellite
- serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being
- "a pointless remark"
Adj
- Having no point or sharp tip; terminating squarely or in a rounded end.
- Having no prominent or important feature, as of an argument, discourse, etc.
- Having no purpose; purposeless; unable to effect an aim.
- Having no points
- Without points.
- Point-free; employing the tacit programming paradigm.
Examples
- a pointless knife
- a pointless remark
- a pointless sword
- a pointless topology
- After four matches and four defeats, United remain pointless at the foot of the table.
- Since the decision has already been made, further discussion seems pointless.
- The sequel to the film was even more pointless than the original
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English pointles, poynteles, poyntlees; equivalent to point + -less.
Synonyms
otiose, purposeless, senseless, superfluous, unpointed, wasted, blunt, dull, futile, needless, obtuse, point-free, redundant
Antonyms
Scrabble Score: 11
pointless: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordpointless: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
pointless: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary