pointless

ˈpɔɪntləs
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Translation of pointless into German

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Adjective

1.

meaningless

having no purpose or effect
  • Arguing with him is pointless.Mit ihm zu streiten ist zwecklos.
2.

value

lacking significance or importance
  • The meeting was pointless and unproductive.Das Treffen war sinnlos und unproduktiv.
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Expressions with pointless: examples in English and translations in German

sinnlose Übung
Filing these reports is a pointless exercise.
sinnlose Geste
His apology was a pointless gesture after the damage was done.

Synonyms and analogies of pointless in English

Examples of pointless in a sentence

  • The meeting was deemed pointless by the attendees.
  • His argument was pointless and added nothing to the discussion.
  • Buying that gadget is pointless if you never use it.

Translations of "pointless" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Adjective
sinnlosadj.

When activism feels pointless, we still keep on keeping on together.

Wenn Aktivismus sinnlos wirkt, machen wir trotzdem gemeinsam weiter.

zwecklosadj.

It felt pointless to rehearse when none of the crew showed up.

Es erschien zwecklos zu proben, wenn keiner der Crew auftauchte.

nutzlosadj.

Read this book if you don't want to feel pointless anymore.

Lies dieses Buch, wenn du dich nicht mehr nutzlos fühlen willst.

unnötigadj.

The design of the gadget was innovative but ultimately pointless.

Das Design des Geräts war innovativ, aber letztendlich unnötig.

unnützadj.

As anything which we do not really need is pointless.

Denn alles, was wir nicht wirklich brauchen, ist unnütz.

überflüssigadj.

She found it pointless to keep arguing over such a minor detail.

Sie fand es überflüssig, weiter über eine solche Kleinigkeit zu streiten.

müßigadj.

All the same, it is pointless to write and speak about yesterday.

Dennoch ist es müßig mehr über Gestriges zu schreiben und zu reden.

unsinnigadj.

Labelling which was not easily recognisable, legible and understandable would be pointless.

Eine Kennzeichnung wäre unsinnig, wenn sie nicht leicht erkennbar, lesbar und verständlich wäre.

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pointless: Examples and translations in context

The project stalled for months in municipal bureaucracy and pointless formalities.

Das Projekt steckte monatelang in kommunaler Bürokratie und sinnlosen Formalitäten fest.

Gradually it was borne in on him that his efforts were pointless.

Allmählich dämmerte es ihm, dass seine Bemühungen sinnlos waren.

All these pointless meetings are driving everyone at the office nuts lately.

All diese sinnlosen Meetings machen in letzter Zeit alle im Büro wahnsinnig.

If you think this meeting is pointless, I second that completely.

Wenn du dieses Meeting sinnlos findest, dem kann ich nur zustimmen.

All those pointless emails from the boss are getting on my wick.

Diese ganzen sinnlosen E-Mails vom Chef gehen mir total auf die Nerven.

Filling out those pointless spreadsheets feels below my pay grade these days.

Diese sinnlosen Tabellen auszufüllen, ist inzwischen wirklich unter meiner Würde.

Patients deserve treatment that is free from bureaucratic delays and pointless forms.

Patienten verdienen Behandlungen, die ohne Bürokratie und sinnlose Formulare auskommen.

The debate became pointless because he kept knocking down a man of straw.

Die Debatte wurde sinnlos, weil er ständig nur einen Strohmann widerlegte.

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pointless exercisepointless gesture
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