pretty pointless

Frequency: 6.59.5 per million words

An informal way to say something has little purpose.

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Examples (10)

  • It feels pretty pointless to continue this discussion.
  • Complaining about it now would be pretty pointless.
  • Without a clear goal, all their efforts seemed pretty pointless.
  • Building such a complex system for a simple task is pretty pointless.
  • The whole exercise proved to be pretty pointless in the end.
  • She thought arguing further was pretty pointless.
  • I find it pretty pointless to spend so much time on minor details.
  • Trying to persuade him now is pretty pointless; he's made up his mind.
  • Attending that meeting without an agenda feels pretty pointless.
  • His constant worrying about things he couldn't control was pretty pointless.