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Purposeless (Adjective)

Meaning 1

Not evidencing any purpose or goal.

Classification

All adjective clusters.

Examples

  • After the breakup, she felt like her life had become purposeless and aimless.
  • The professor criticized the student's essay for being meandering and purposeless.
  • He felt a sense of purposeless wandering as he walked aimlessly through the city streets.
  • The company's purposeless reorganization of its departments led to widespread confusion.
  • Without a clear vision, the project became purposeless and struggled to gain traction.

Antonyms

  • Purposeful

Related Words

  • Purposelessness (noun)

Meaning 2

Serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being; "otiose lines in a play"; "advice is wasted words"; "a pointless remark"; "a life essentially purposeless"; "senseless violence".

Classification

All adjective clusters.

Examples

  • The politician's speech was full of purposeless rhetoric, failing to address the key issues affecting the community.
  • Her life had become essentially purposeless after her retirement, and she struggled to find meaning in her daily routine.
  • The new employee was given a series of purposeless tasks to complete, which seemed to be designed solely to keep him busy.
  • The artist's latest sculpture was met with criticism for being a purposeless arrangement of random objects.
  • The company was accused of engaging in purposeless litigation, dragging out the court case in an attempt to wear down the opposition.

Synonyms

  • Otiose
  • Wasted
  • Pointless
  • Superfluous
  • Senseless

Related Words

  • Purposelessness (noun)
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