Synonyms for purposeless
- adjective
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Pointless
pointless, meaningless, senseless, superfluous, ineffectual, worthless, ineffective, wasted, otiose, futile, fruitless, vain, feckless
2. Aimless
Other
Definitions
- adj. 1
Without purpose.
Example sentences
- pointless It's pointless to try to stop Tom from doing that.
- meaningless Absolutely meaningless; everything is meaningless.
- senseless Sami committed senseless acts in the name of love.
- superfluous I agree that the feelings are indeed superfluous.
- aimless His existence seemed to be aimless.
- desultory Most of the others also lit their pipes and a desultory conversation ensued.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| purposeless | steady | |
| pointless | rising | |
| meaningless | steady | |
| senseless | rising | |
| superfluous | steady | |
| aimless | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- vain1
- 6 letters
- random2, wasted2, futile2, otiose3
- 7 letters
- aimless2
- 8 letters
- feckless2
- 9 letters
- pointless2, worthless2, senseless2, fruitless2, desultory4, driftless
- 10 letters
- unpurposed
- 11 letters
- meaningless3, ineffective4, superfluous3, ineffectual5, purportless
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (random2 = 2 syllables).