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Having little or no sense, use, or purpose

Having no point or sharp tip

Lacking in intellect

Of little value or importance

Irrelevant or unrelated to the subject being dealt with

Lacking in originality, variation, spirit or energy

(colloquial) Not important or worthy of note

Inappropriate for a given purpose, situation or occasion

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Adjective

Having little or no sense, use, or purpose

inconsequential

without rhyme or reason

counterproductive

good-for-nothing

without success

disadvantageous

not having a prayer

with no chance of success

not worth the candle

self-sabotaging

of little worth

of no earthly use

self-destructive

spinning one's wheels

wild goose chase

nonconstructive

no good to gundy

lacking foundation

surplus to requirements

without grounds

without foundation

in vicious circle

beside the point

without direction

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“However, I find it almost pointless to search for an exact idea to copy.”

Adjective

Having no point or sharp tip

“There was a proclamation published, that none of the name of Macgregor use, or carry any other weapon, except a pointless knife.”

Adjective

Lacking in intellect

feather-brained

dead from the neck up

extremely foolish

stupidly irresponsible

beyond all reason

out of all reason

devoid of intelligence

lacking seriousness

taking the cake

not recommended

out in left field

out of the ordinary

ill-thought-out

soft in the head

slow on the uptake

not making sense

thick as two short planks

inconsequential

not the full shilling

out of the question

uncharacteristic

off the beaten track

without foundation

beyond the bounds of possibility

good-humoured^UK

good-humored^US

out of this world

mentally incompetent

individualistic

worthy of scorn

out of the common

not tightly wrapped

not well thought out

very unconventional

not quite right

as thick as two short planks

wet behind the ears

like nothing on earth

off beaten path

never to be forgotten

counterintuitive

sensationalized^US

self-contradictory

off the beaten path

not thought through

not fully developed

sensationalised^UK

highly unlikely

highly coloured

not to be thought of

hardly possible

contrary to reason

not worth considering

like herding cats

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“Why would a smart man like him make such a pointless comment?”

Adjective

Of little value or importance

inconsequential

of no consequence

nickel-and-dime

of little account

of no importance

not worth mentioning

of little consequence

of little importance

twopenny-halfpenny

beside the point

not worth bothering about

of no great concern

not worth speaking of

of minor importance

of little import

no great shakes

of no significance

neither here nor there

undistinguished

underrepresented

lower in status

hardly worth mentioning

of less importance

few and far between

thin on the ground

hard to come by

smallest amount of

beneath someone

under someone's heel

not very important

not so important

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Adjective

Irrelevant or unrelated to the subject being dealt with

inconsequential

beside the point

off the subject

neither here nor there

not to the point

wide of the mark

nothing to do with it

not to the purpose

not significant

beside the question

of no consequence

not pertaining to

not connected with

not worth worrying about

nothing to do with the case

nothing to do with

matter of indifference

makes no difference

uncharacteristic

disconnected from

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Adjective

Lacking in originality, variation, spirit or energy

run-of-the mill

lacking interest

not amounting to much

run-of-the-mill

common or garden

lacking excitement

middle-of-the-road

undistinguished

dull as dishwater

run of the mill

nothing to write home about

non-stimulating

lacking variety

dull as ditchwater

lacking variation

soul-destroying

no great shakes

unexceptionable

unobjectionable

blending into the background

straightforward

lacking in character

behind the times

nothing special

one-dimensional

anesthetized^US

anaesthetised^UK

past their sell-by date

pure and simple

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Adjective

(colloquial) Not important or worthy of note

undistinguished

inconsequential

run-of-the-mill

nothing special

middle-of-the-road

common or garden

not worth mentioning

of no consequence

of no importance

nothing to write home about

of little consequence

of little importance

of no great concern

no great shakes

Adjective

Inappropriate for a given purpose, situation or occasion

lacking in propriety

disproportionate

beyond the pale

not good enough

out of character

unfavourable^UK

disadvantageous

unsophisticated

not up to scratch

not good enough for

inappropriate to

not designed for

straightforward

standing out a mile

sticking out a mile

like a bull in a china shop

like a fish out of water

uncomplimentary

against the rules

mutually exclusive

beside the point

nothing to do with it

neither here nor there

contrary to the rules

out of its element

not up to snuff

out of place with

out of character with

whale of difference

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