Synonyms for pointless
ˈpɔɪnt lɪspoint·less

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1. pointlessadjective

   Having no purpose; purposeless; unable to effect an aim.

   Since the decision has already been made, further discussion seems pointless.

   Synonyms:
   superfluous, redundant, needless, purposeless

   Antonyms:
   pointful, useful

2. pointlessadjective

   Synonyms:
   dull, blunt, obtuse

3. pointlessadjective

   Antonyms:
   sharp, pointed

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1. pointlessadjective

   Synonyms:
   vague, vapid, aimless, inexpressive, feeble

   Antonyms:
   close, sharp, telling, pregnant, significant, expressive, forcible, epigrammatic

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1. pointless, unpointedadjective

   not having a point especially a sharp point

   "my pencils are all pointless"

   Synonyms:
   purposeless, otiose, wasted, unpointed, senseless, superfluous

   Antonyms:
   acute, acanthous, peaked, fusiform, spindle-shaped, pointed, pyramidic, pyramidal, sharp, acuate, spikelike, needlelike, spinous, valuable, six-pointed, acanthoid, nibbed, cigar-shaped, spiked, pyramidical, barreled, sharpened, bristle-pointed, five-pointed, barrelled

2. otiose, pointless, purposeless, senseless, superfluous, wastedadjective

   serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being

   "otiose lines in a play"; "advice is wasted words"; "a pointless remark"; "a life essentially purposeless"; "senseless violence"

   Synonyms:
   spare, gaunt, work-shy, supernumerary, diminished, unpointed, lazy, slothful, emaciated, pinched, surplus, cadaverous, superfluous, faineant, ineffectual, futile, mindless, witless, supererogatory, excess, redundant, nitwitted, wasted, insensible, haggard, senseless, purposeless, unavailing, reasonless, skeletal, atrophied, soft-witted, indolent, otiose, extra, bony, squandered

   Antonyms:
   spindle-shaped, pointed, bristle-pointed, six-pointed, spikelike, spinous, sharp, acanthous, spiked, acanthoid, barrelled, peaked, acute, needlelike, valuable, barreled, fusiform, cigar-shaped, five-pointed, nibbed, pyramidal, sharpened, pyramidic, pyramidical, acuate

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1. redundant

   useless; without meaning, unnecessary; doesn't need to be added

   you've said that already; saying it again is pointless.

   Submitted by rinat on September 3, 2019  

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1. List of paraphrases for "pointless":

   useless, meaningless, senseless, futile, unnecessary, nonsensical, unhelpful, absurd, needless, worthless, superfluous, vain, fruitless, sensu

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How to use pointless in a sentence?

1. Democratic Caucus Chair Chris Turner:

   By taking bold action and breaking quorum, Republican House Democrats secured major victories for Texans and for voters across the country. Through our determination and unity, we derailed Gov. Abbott's entire first special session, preventing passage of anti-voter bills and other pointless, partisan legislation, through our continued efforts, we have already burned up a third of Abbott's second special session, which is nothing more than a prop for his re-election campaign.

2. Micky Neron:

   Working all day chasing a salary high enough to cover the rent seemed pointless.

3. Chuck Michel:

   For years San Francisco politicians have inappropriately blamed licensed and inspected gun retailers for violence actually caused by gangs, drugs, and sanctuary city laws, the City has imposed a crushing burden of redundant and pointless regulatory red-tape on firearm retailers, all in an effort to put them out of business. Now they have gotten their wish.

4. Mark Takano:

   This resolution really would present an unduly burdensome and pointless paperwork exercise for VA and will ultimately reveal nothing that is not already known about VA’s wait time calculations.

5. Michelle McMurry-Heath:

   None of the support resources have been made available in that way, well its too early and probably pointless to get into a blame game;it is clear that we need to deliver resources to the states, so that theyre able to not just have the vaccines sitting in warehouses, but actually be able to deliver vaccines to those who need it.