Unavailing vs Pointless - What's the Difference?

Pointless

Unavailing

Definitions

Definition as Adjective
  • serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being
  • having no points scores
  • not having a point especially a sharp point
Definition as Adjective
  • producing no result or effect

Examples

  • "otiose lines in a play"; "advice is wasted words"; "a pointless remark"; "a life essentially purposeless"; "senseless violence"
  • "a scoreless inning"
  • "my pencils are all pointless"
  • "a futile effort"; "the therapy was ineffectual"; "an otiose undertaking"; "an unavailing attempt"

Parts of Speech

Adjective
Adjective