pointlessness

Examples

• All

• You're the one that hates it so much, forever lecturing me on the pointlessness of existence.

  Another Woman (1988)

• But unlike many Vietnam veterans, Swofford questioned the relative pointlessness of his war precisely because of the dearth of combat he had faced.

  Academic text (2013)

• The pointlessness of her fear seemed only too typical of where things were.

  Fiction book (1999)

• "If ever I had a conversation with her, I think she'd agree with me about the pointlessness of fame and money.

  Fiction book (2001)

• And also that nagging sense of pointlessness.

  The Silver Chalice (1954)

• It wore me down with its sheer pointlessness, so I quit.

  Philosophy Tube

• Andy objected on grounds of pointlessness.

  Fiction book (2002)

• A sense of pointlessness or meaninglessness in our society may be at the root of much of its current malaise.

  Academic text (1993)

• Even at their young age, the girls were already savvy to the pointlessness of working puzzles or building wooden block villages: sooner or later, the puzzles and blocks had to be knocked down, taken apart, and cleaned up.

  Fiction book (1998)

• Many sleepless nights found me contemplating the profound pointlessness of the cruelty all around me.

Synonyms

N

no use

vspointlessness

188 2.5

An action that will not help

is the general condition of having no purpose, meaning, or practical benefit

N

no point

vspointlessness

172 2.8

A situation in which doing something will not help

is the wider quality covering absence of meaning and lack of usefulness

E

emptiness

vspointlessness

43 5.3

A feeling that life has no meaning

is the state focusing on lack of usefulness as well as lack of meaning

F

futility

vspointlessness

28 7.0

A feeling or situation when something is useless because it cannot succeed

is the broader state of lacking purpose, meaning, or practical usefulness

W

waste of energy

vspointlessness

8 2.9

An action that uses effort but achieves nothing useful

is the overall quality indicating no purpose, meaning, or practical use

T

total waste of time

vspointlessness

8 3.9

An activity that uses your time but does not help you

is a broad state describing absence of purpose, meaning, or usefulness

I

insignificance

vspointlessness

6 5.8

A state of not being important or having little effect

is the broader condition that adds lack of purpose and lack of usefulness

U

uselessness

vspointlessness

6 4.3

A state in which something does not help or have value

is wider, also covering absence of meaning and absence of purpose

I

inanity

vspointlessness

4 9.5

A state of being very silly and without any real meaning

is the broader state about lacking purpose, value, or practical usefulness

M

meaninglessness

vspointlessness

4 7.6

A feeling that what you do has no purpose or value

is broader, adding lack of practical usefulness as well as meaning

W

waste of effort

vspointlessness

4 3.8

An action that uses time and energy but gives no useful result

is the general state naming lack of purpose, meaning, or usefulness

W

worthlessness

vspointlessness

3 6.3

A feeling that you have no value or importance

is wider, also covering lack of meaning and absence of clear purpose

S

senselessness

vspointlessness

2 7.0

A state of having no meaning or purpose

is about absence of purpose, meaning, and practical usefulness

A

aimlessness

vspointlessness

1 7.0

A lack of clear purpose or direction

is about the overall absence of meaning or usefulness, not only direction

V

vacuity

vspointlessness

1 9.2

A lack of ideas or meaning

is broader, covering lack of purpose and lack of practical usefulness

P

purposelessness

vspointlessness

1 8.7

The feeling of having no clear goal or direction

is wider, also including lack of meaning and practical usefulness

C

complete and utter waste

vspointlessness

1 4.3

A thing like time or money that is completely useless and gives no benefit

is the general condition of having no purpose, meaning, or use

V

vacuousness

vspointlessness

• Formal

1 9.2

A state of being empty of meaning and thought

is the general quality that also includes absence of purpose and use

N

needlessness

vspointlessness

1 6.2

A situation where something is not needed

is the general quality about absence of purpose, meaning, or practical value

I

inutility

vspointlessness

• Archaic

1 9.9

A state of not being useful

is more general, adding lack of meaning and absence of purpose

S

superfluousness

vspointlessness

1 8.4

Being more than what is needed

is the broader lack covering purpose, meaning, or practical usefulness

O

objectlessness

vspointlessness

9.9

A feeling of having no clear purpose or aim

is the general state covering lack of meaning and lack of use

U

unusefulness

vspointlessness

9.2

A situation when something is not helpful and has no clear purpose

is broader, including lack of meaning and absence of value beyond use

V

vainness

vspointlessness

8.1

Having no real result or value

is a broader state covering absence of purpose, meaning, and usefulness

I

inessentiality

vspointlessness

9.6

A state in which something is not necessary

is the wider quality, pointing to no purpose, meaning, or usefulness

Antonyms

S

significance

232 3.8

How important something is or how much it matters

P

purposefulness

1 4.9

A clear aim and strong determination to reach it

How Pointless

futility

28 7.0

pointlessness

2 6.2

meaninglessness

4 7.6

triviality

6 5.4

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology