no purpose

Synonyms

sisyphean fruitless naught nought futilely pointlessly in vain valueless profitless vainly unavailing bootless unsuccessfully for nothing needlessly
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Antonyms

intend

Examples

A person with a clear purpose will make progress, even on the roughest road. A person with no purpose will make no progress, even on the smoothest road. Thomas Carlyle

The desire to sacrifice an entire lifetime to the noblest of ideals serves no purpose if one works alone. Che Guevara

Let there be no purpose in friendship save the deepening of the spirit. Kahlil Gibran

Four snakes gliding up and down a hollow for no purpose that I could see not to eat, not for love, but only gliding. Ralph Waldo Emerson

But the real, tremendous truth is this: suffering serves no purpose whatever. Cesare Pavese

Confession without contrition serves no purpose. Sicilian Proverb

Words in the phrase

no purpose

Close letter words and terms

no provisos no pun intended no purchase required no qualifications no quarter no quarter given