pointless

pointless
adj.
VERBS
be, seem
become
consider sth, find sth, think sth

She considered it pointless to plan in too much detail.

make sth, render sth

This renders the project pointless.

ADVERB
absolutely, completely, entirely, quite, totally, utterly

The whole discussion was utterly pointless.

almost, fairly, pretty, rather, somewhat
a little, slightly, etc.
apparently, seemingly
ultimately

The film is entertaining but ultimately pointless.

Pointless is used with these nouns: ↑argument, ↑conversation, ↑exercise, ↑waste

Collocations dictionary. 2013.

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  • Pointless — Point less, a. Having no point; blunt; wanting keenness; obtuse; as, a pointless sword; a pointless remark. [1913 Webster] Syn: Blunt; obtuse, dull; stupid. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • pointless — index immaterial, inapposite, insipid, null (insignificant), pedestrian, unavailing, unreasonable …   Law dictionary

  • pointless — (adj.) early 14c., blunt, from POINT (Cf. point) (n.) + LESS (Cf. less). Meaning of no effect, to no purpose is from 1726. Related: Pointlessly; pointlessness …   Etymology dictionary

  • pointless — [adj] ridiculous, senseless absurd, aimless, around in circles*, fruitless, futile, going nowhere*, impotent, inane, inconsequential, ineffective, ineffectual, insignificant, in vicious circle*, irrelevant, meaningless, needle in haystack*,… …   New thesaurus

  • pointless — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ having little or no sense or purpose. DERIVATIVES pointlessly adverb pointlessness noun …   English terms dictionary

  • pointless — [point′lis] adj. 1. without a point 2. without meaning, relevance, or force; senseless; inane pointlessly adv. pointlessness n …   English World dictionary

  • pointless — adjective 1 without any purpose or meaning: a pointless waste of money | Life just seemed so pointless. 2 not likely to have any useful result: a pointless quarrel | it is pointless to do sth: I think it would be pointless to discuss this issue… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • pointless — point|less [ˈpɔıntləs] adj worthless or not likely to have any useful result ▪ Life just seemed pointless to me. ▪ a pointless quarrel it is pointless doing sth ▪ It s pointless telling her to clean her room she ll never do it. it is pointless to …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • pointless — adj. pointless to + inf. (it s pointless to continue the discussion) * * * [ pɔɪntlɪs] pointless to + inf. (it s pointless to continue the discussion) …   Combinatory dictionary

  • pointless — point|less [ pɔıntləs ] adjective lacking any purpose or use: These forms are just pointless paperwork. It s pointless just waiting here he s obviously not coming. It would be pointless to try and stop him. a. a pointless exercise a waste of time …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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