Synonyms for pointless
- adjective
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Having no point or tip — having no purpose; purposeless; unable to effect an aim
superfluous, senseless, purposeless, stupid, futile, dull, inane, blunt, worthless, fruitless, redundant, insipid, needless, ineffectual, ineffective, insignificant, wasted, vain, obtuse, lifeless, masturbatory, void
Other
point-free, no-good, for the birds informal, unpointed
Definitions
- adj. 1
Having no purpose; purposeless; unable to effect an aim.
Since the decision has already been made, further discussion seems pointless.
- adj. 2
Having no point or sharp tip; terminating squarely or in a rounded end.
Related words
- Word family
- pointlessly pointlessness
- Phrases
- pointless topology
From weakest to strongest
From the opposite of pointless, on the left, to its strongest synonyms, on the right.
Example sentences
- futile When it comes to chocolate, resistance is futile.
- senseless Sami committed senseless acts in the name of love.
- superfluous I agree that the feelings are indeed superfluous.
- purposeless It's purposeless to rank people by their ability to memorize.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| pointless | rising | |
| futile | steady | |
| senseless | rising | |
| superfluous | steady | |
| purposeless | steady | |
| unpointed | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- void1, dull1, vain1
- 5 letters
- blunt1, inane2
- 6 letters
- stupid2, wasted2, futile2, obtuse2
- 7 letters
- insipid3, hitless
- 8 letters
- needless2, lifeless2, goalless
- 9 letters
- worthless2, redundant3, senseless2, scoreless2, fruitless2, issueless3, unpointed
- 11 letters
- ineffective4, superfluous3, ineffectual5, purposeless3
- 12 letters
- masturbatory
- 13 letters
- insignificant5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (inane2 = 2 syllables).