meaningless
adjective
mean·ing·less
ˈmē-niŋ-ləs 
1
: having no meaning
especially
: lacking any significance
2
: having no assigned function in a language system
meaninglessly
adverb
meaninglessness
noun
Examples of meaningless in a Sentence
He felt that his work was meaningless.
The movie was filled with meaningless violence.
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According to Tom's Hardware, that drive also had the ability to automatically overwrite the contents of your storage with meaningless code so your original data couldn't be retrieved.
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Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 15 July 2025
At the same time, begin to appreciate moments of meaningless time.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025
There’s no use in taking risks for what is essentially meaningless basketball, so these first few contests may well be our only chance to watch some of this year’s top prospects before the NBA season begins.
—Garrett Chorpenning, New York Times, 9 July 2025
Judicial authority would be meaningless, absent a practical ability to compel compliance, e.g., hold a member of the executive branch in contempt for violating such order.
—Brian A. Marks, Hartford Courant, 3 July 2025
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Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 15 July 2025
At the same time, begin to appreciate moments of meaningless time.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025
There’s no use in taking risks for what is essentially meaningless basketball, so these first few contests may well be our only chance to watch some of this year’s top prospects before the NBA season begins.
—Garrett Chorpenning, New York Times, 9 July 2025
Judicial authority would be meaningless, absent a practical ability to compel compliance, e.g., hold a member of the executive branch in contempt for violating such order.
—Brian A. Marks, Hartford Courant, 3 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for meaningless
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“Meaningless.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/meaningless. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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meaningless
adjective
mean·ing·less
ˈmē-niŋ-ləs
1
: having no meaning or significance
meaningless chatter
2
: lacking motive
a meaningless murder
meaninglessly
adverb
meaninglessness
noun
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