Collocations for pointless - adj.

be, seem
become
consider sth, find sth, think sth
She considered it pointless to plan in too much detail.

make sth, render sth
This renders the project pointless.

absolutely, completely, entirely, quite, totally, utterly
The whole discussion was utterly pointless.

almost, fairly, pretty, rather, somewhat
a little, slightly, etc.
apparently, seemingly
ultimately
The film is entertaining but ultimately pointless.

Pointless is used with these nouns:
argument, conversation, exercise, waste