Pointless
Pointless adjective - Having no meaning.
Without purpose and pointless are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Without purpose" instead an adjective "Pointless".
Nearby Word: point
Without purpose
Pointless and without purpose are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Pointless" instead an adjective phrase "Without purpose".
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
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Roger Ebert did not care for it:The movie looks obscenely expensive, but the money is spent on pointless scenes without purpose or payoff, as for example an interminable storm sequence in which the actors hold onto masts and say inane things to one another while water is splashed in their faces.
Source: Film / Erik the Viking
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Without purpose and Pointless. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/pointless/without_purpose
Pointless & Without purpose. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/pointless/without_purpose>.
Without purpose or Pointless. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/pointless/without_purpose.
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