MEANINGFULNESS Synonyms: 27 Similar and Opposite Words

meaningfulness

noun

Definition of meaningfulness

as in persuasiveness

Related Words

Relevance

Dissimilar Words

inarticulateness

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Recent Examples of meaningfulness How that gets translated is what’s most critical to the meaningfulness of what was sent. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2026 This is realised when employees can see how their contributions actually map to the organization’s mission and vision, which drives a collective sense of achievement and meaningfulness. — Big Think, 29 Apr. 2026 In practice, the CRTC routinely consults stakeholders on policy matters although the adequacy and meaningfulness of efforts to consult the general public is often contested by scholars and civil society practitioners. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Apr. 2026 Energage surveyed 2,375 organizations throughout 2025 and recognized 1,661 thanks to their standout employee feedback on factors like pay and benefits, direction and leadership, meaningfulness, and appreciation. — Jessica Bryant, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2026 This approach addresses a major tension in education research – cocreating educational resources with the people they are intended for enhances usability, meaningfulness and effectiveness. — Andres Bustamante, The Conversation, 11 Mar. 2026 The survey asks employees for their feedback on such factors as pay and benefits, direction, leadership, meaningfulness, and appreciation. — Bob Helbig, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Nov. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for meaningfulness

Noun

The persuasiveness of these efforts, however, is diminished when a WRO is modified without transparency and despite readily accessible evidence indicating that conditions for the workers have not truly improved.

— Charity Ryerson, Footwear News, 1 Sep. 2026
What gets funded should reflect the merits of the opportunity, not the persuasiveness of the person who built the deck.

— Amer Al Ahbabi, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026

Definition of persuasiveness

Noun

In one of its most demanding assignments of recent memory, the San Francisco Opera Chorus led by John Keene embodies one population after another — monkeys, undersea dwellers, gods and heavenly hangers-on — and does it with power and cogency.

— Joshua Kosman, San Francisco Chronicle, 15 Nov. 2025
TikTok’s algorithm started swamping me with humanities grad students of varying cogency.

— Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 17 Oct. 2025

Definition of cogency

Noun

Factors affecting the intensity of racial profiling The forcefulness of police prejudice against minority groups depends on historical and social circumstances.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 Aug. 2026
Evers, a seventy-four-year-old former science teacher, is not normally the loudest or most confrontational of politicians, so his forcefulness got attention.

— Benjamin Wallace-Wells, New Yorker, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of forcefulness

Noun

Rituals is already active in the youth mental health space as cofounder of Super Chill, a program that uses playful mind and body exercises to help children recognize their emotions and develop mental resilience.

— Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2026
Droog takes time to savor his accomplishments while also dealing with years of repressed emotions.

— Dylan Green, Pitchfork, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of emotion

Noun

But those previously mentioned four skills where superhuman performance could suffice to kill all humans (hacking, persuasion, planning and coordination, uninterpretable reasoning) mean that generalization matters only so much.

— Geoffrey Irving, Time, 3 Oct. 2026
As such, the narratives constructed by mainstream media outlets are not mere reflections of events but active tools of persuasion.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of persuasion

Noun

As the brand evolved, this team transitioned into a dedicated bag restoration and maintenance atelier, preserving the longevity of each piece and keeping the warmth of handmade memory alive through patient care.

— Footwear News, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2026
With 80% of the hotel staff hailing from the local Vincentian community, the atmosphere here is one of easy warmth.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of warmth

Noun

Lee remembers the intensity with which Carleton wanted to be involved in that kind of work.

— Allessandra DiCorato, STAT, 8 Oct. 2026
There is another band from the ’70s who in their own way are seen as the pinnacle of technical intensity, which is Steely Dan, who Jeff played with.

— Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of intensity

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