Pointless
Pointless adjective - Having no meaning.
Unfortunate and pointless are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Unfortunate" instead an adjective "Pointless".
Nearby Word: point
Unfortunate
Unfortunate adjective - Bringing about ruin or misfortune.
Pointless and unfortunate are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Pointless" instead an adjective "Unfortunate".
Nearby Word: unfortunately
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- Focus groups rejected is as it made the suicide feel pointless, though with the unfortunate side effect of the new ending appearing to advocate people with depression killing themselves.
Source: Focus Group Ending -
These final ten minutes were cut out after focus groups complained that it made her suicide feel pointless, though with the unfortunate side effect of the new ending appearing to advocate for people with depression to kill themselves.
Source: Film / Lights Out (2016) - This can have the unfortunate side-effect of appearing too contrived or rendering the events of the second movie largely pointless if a potential conclusion has been in reach, only to be snatched away a cruel twist of fate in order to set up a cliffhanger for and justify a third movie.
Source: Analysis / Two-Part Trilogy
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