ISEE/SSAT Vocabulary BuilderWordsIinane
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inane
Meaning: lacking sense, meaning, or substance
inane in a sentence
How inane is used in real sentences:
The interview focused on inane gossip instead of the candidate's policies.
The article buried one useful fact beneath pages of inane chatter.
“On each card appeared two statements: one harmless and sometimes inane, such as a claim about lucky socks, and one socially sensitive.”
— from the passage Answers Behind a Screen
Synonyms for inane
Other words for inane — asinine, vacuous and senseless — carry the same meaning.
- asinine
- vacuous
- senseless
Antonyms of inane
Words that mean the opposite of inane:
- sensible
- meaningful
- profound
Where it comes from
From Latin inanis, meaning 'empty or void.'
Memory hook
INANE sounds like 'in an empty' room: empty of sense or substance.