unmeaningful
Devoid of significance
Unmeaningful means lacking meaning or significance—the opposite of meaningful.
The word appears in contexts where something fails to convey substance or importance: The data was unmeaningful without context, an unmeaningful gesture.
Though grammatically correct, meaningless is far more common in everyday usage.
Lacking aim or intention
- insignificantLacking importance or consequence
- trivialLacking significance or weight
- futileIncapable of producing results
- emptyHolding nothing inside
hollow · vacuous · worthless · inconsequential · fruitless · aimless · unproductive · nugatory
Without coherent meaning
- unintelligibleImpossible to understand
- incomprehensibleImpossible to understand
- gibberishUnintelligible speech or writing
- garbledConfused and unintelligible
muddled · confused · jumbled · rambling · disjointed · illogical · irrational · absurd
Without much depth
- surface-levelConcerning only the outermost layer
- skin-deepAffecting only the surface
- emptyHolding nothing inside
- hollowEmpty within
perfunctory · token · nominal · cosmetic · insincere · phatic · platitudinous · trite
Having multiple interpretations
- unclearNot easily understood
- nebulousUnclear and formless
- obscureUnknown to most
- indistinctUnclear, hard to perceive
imprecise · indefinite · hazy · fuzzy · muddled · equivocal · noncommittal · evasive
purposeless
Lacking aim or intention
- insignificantLacking importance or consequence
- trivialLacking significance or weight
- futileIncapable of producing results
empty · hollow · vacuous · worthless · inconsequential · fruitless · aimless · unproductive · nugatory · idle
nonsensical
Without coherent meaning
- unintelligibleImpossible to understand
- incomprehensibleImpossible to understand
- gibberishUnintelligible speech or writing
garbled · muddled · confused · jumbled · rambling · disjointed · illogical · irrational · absurd · inane
shallow
Without much depth
- surface-levelConcerning only the outermost layer
- skin-deepAffecting only the surface
- emptyHolding nothing inside
hollow · perfunctory · token · nominal · cosmetic · insincere · phatic · platitudinous · trite · banal
ambiguous
Having multiple interpretations
indistinct · imprecise · indefinite · hazy · fuzzy · muddled · equivocal · noncommittal · evasive · wishy-washy
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Having purpose or significance
significant · purposeful · substantive · profound · weighty
unmeaningfulimportant
Of great significance
valuable · consequential · worthwhile · momentous · pivotal
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