point·less ˈpointlis/Submit adjective 1. having little or no sense, use, or purpose. "speculating like this is a pointless exercise" synonyms: senseless, futile, hopeless, fruitless, useless, needless, in vain, unavailing, aimless, idle, worthless, valueless; absurd, insane, stupid, silly, foolish "our attempts to help Ryan were pointless" antonyms: valuable 2. (of a contest or competitor) without a point scored.