The archaeologist dismissed the scratched symbols as meaningless, though later analysis revealed they were an early form of notation.
考古学家认为那些刻痕符号毫无意义，但后来的分析显示它们是一种早期的记数形式。
- European mathematicians largely rejected negative numbers as meaningless or 'absurd' until the 17th century.
From a Rhetorical Synthesis question · Expression of Ideas
Which choice best defines “meaningless”?
C — Having no meaning or significance. “meaningless” means having no meaning or significance.
Which word means “having no meaning or significance”?
B — meaningless. “meaningless” means having no meaning or significance.
meaningless — having no meaning or significance. In Chinese: 无意义的.
meaningless is pronounced /ˈmiːnɪŋləs/.
The archaeologist dismissed the scratched symbols as meaningless, though later analysis revealed they were an early form of notation. (考古学家认为那些刻痕符号毫无意义，但后来的分析显示它们是一种早期的记数形式。)
senseless, pointless, insignificant — all close in meaning to meaningless (having no meaning or significance).
meaningful, significant — each the opposite of meaningless (having no meaning or significance).
Yes. meaningless is on the SAT Prep Basic list — the everyday academic words the SAT assumes you already have. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.