meaningless

Examples

• All

• Yet neither food nor ethnicity has become meaningless in late modern society.

  Academic text (1999)

• I lived there, and I know the routine, meaningless life in the new towns.

  Academic text (2008)

• A meaningless piece of metal and wood.

  Coneheads (1993)

• The price of an asset today is meaningless in itself.

• That is a meaningless gesture.

  Terminator Genisys (2015)

• It's random, and it's meaningless.

  In the Line of Fire (1993)

• He asked if the world was meaningless, could our individual lives still hold value?

• Deeds in themselves are meaningless unless they're for some higher purpose.

  King Arthur (2004)

• It's an abstracted, absurd, essentially meaningless economy.

  Big Think

• That apology felt meaningless since he never took responsibility for his actions.

Synonyms

U

useless

vsmeaningless

550 1.0

Not able to do the job it is made for

is broader, also referring to lack of meaning or significance

E

empty

vsmeaningless

351 3.7

Feeling like you have no feelings inside

is broader, applying to absence of sense, value, or purpose

W

worthless

vsmeaningless

298 3.0

Has no value or use

is broader, including lack of sense or overall significance

P

pointless

vsmeaningless

157 3.5

Not doing anything useful

is broader, also noting absence of value or effect

T

trivial

vsmeaningless

121 3.9

Not important or serious

is stronger, indicating total absence of meaning or purpose

F

futile

vsmeaningless

84 6.0

Not likely to work or help

is wider, also covering lack of meaning or value beyond results

I

inconsequential

vsmeaningless

29 7.7

Not important and not likely to make a difference

is broader, stressing absence of meaning, value, or purpose

I

inane

vsmeaningless

28 7.5

Very silly and having no real meaning

is more neutral, stating lack of sense or purpose without silliness

I

immaterial

vsmeaningless

19 7.2

Not important or relevant to a situation

is more general, also implying missing purpose or value

I

ineffectual

vsmeaningless

18 6.8

Not able to produce the result wanted

focuses more generally on missing value, purpose, or sense

V

vacuous

vsmeaningless

• Formal

5 8.1

Having no real meaning or importance

covers the same lack but in broader everyday use

V

valueless

vsmeaningless

5 3.6

Not worth anything or useful

is similar but also points to lack of purpose or meaning

P

purposeless

vsmeaningless

4 5.3

Not done for any clear reason or useful result

includes purposelessness but also adds lack of value or effect

U

unavailing

vsmeaningless

1 8.2

Not producing the result you want

is broader, covering general lack of meaning or significance

S

substanceless

vsmeaningless

1 7.5

Not having real importance or value

expresses the same emptiness but with more general wording

N

nonmeaningful

vsmeaningless

7.6

Not useful or important

is the common single-word form that matches this identical sense

U

unmeaning

vsmeaningless

9.5

Showing no real feeling or purpose

is the usual wording that expresses that same complete lack

O

otiose

vsmeaningless

• Formal

9.9

Useless and not needed

is the wider term that also highlights missing significance or meaning

M

matterless

vsmeaningless

7.9

Not important or worth worrying about

is broader, adding lack of meaning, value, or practical effect

Antonyms

V

valuable

526 2.5

Very useful and important, for example advice or skills

M

meaningful

327 3.3

Something that has a clear purpose or that is important

How Meaningful

crucial

469 3.6

significant

∞ 2.5

meaningful

327 3.3

trivial

121 3.9

meaningless

226 5.1

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology