1. (adj) purposeless
not evidencing any purpose or goal
Synonyms: superfluous, otiose, pointless, senseless, wasted Antonyms: earnest, valuable, purposive, goal-directed, purposeful, businesslike, purpose-made, purpose-built
2. (adj) otiose, pointless, purposeless, senseless, superfluous, wasted
serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being
Synonyms: spare, gaunt, work-shy, supernumerary, diminished, unpointed, lazy, slothful, emaciated, pinched, surplus, cadaverous, superfluous, faineant, ineffectual, futile, mindless, witless, supererogatory, excess, redundant, nitwitted, wasted, insensible, haggard, senseless, purposeless, unavailing, reasonless, skeletal, pointless, atrophied, soft-witted, indolent, otiose, extra, bony, squandered Antonyms: earnest, valuable, goal-directed, purpose-built, purposeful, purpose-made, purposive, businesslike
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