senseless
adjective
sense·less ˈsen(t)s-ləs 
: destitute of, deficient in, or contrary to sense: such as
a
: unconscious
knocked senseless
b
: foolish, stupid
it was some senseless practical joke
A. Conan Doyle
A. Conan Doyle c
: meaningless
a senseless murder
senselessly adverb
senselessness noun
Synonyms
- cold
- insensible
- unconscious
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Example Sentences
Don't be such a senseless idiot! she collapsed, senseless, after hitting her head
Recent Examples on the Web Like that movie, this one finds occasions for moments of haunting visual beauty, indulging a nearly universal need to impose aesthetic sense on senseless horrors. John Defore, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Sep. 2022 Prosecutors at the trial contended Stephens should be convicted of capital murder in Washington’s death, calling it a senseless, unreasonable, and unnecessary act of violence. Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al, 29 Aug. 2022 This is a senseless loss of an immensely talented artist with his whole life in front of him. Sara Netzley, EW.com, 28 July 2022 Bogalusa Mayor Wendy O’Quin-Perrette in a statement called it a senseless shooting and said her thoughts and prayers were with the victims. Phil Helsel, NBC News, 28 July 2022 With no fortune to offer, Wentworth would have been a senseless match. Lauren Puckett-pope, ELLE, 16 July 2022 Grief for the citizens of Ukraine, for the senseless destruction and devastation of this war. Bonnie Morales, Washington Post, 13 July 2022 The Fertitta Family and the Houston Rockets organization are heartbroken from last month’s senseless loss of life. Tom Orsborn, San Antonio Express-News, 23 June 2022 As gun violence soars, Congress must heed the will of the majority of Americans who support gun safety measures and break the legislative logjam to stop this senseless violence. Mike Mavredakis, Hartford Courant, 23 June 2022 See More
John Defore, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Sep. 2022 Prosecutors at the trial contended Stephens should be convicted of capital murder in Washington’s death, calling it a senseless, unreasonable, and unnecessary act of violence. Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al, 29 Aug. 2022 This is a senseless loss of an immensely talented artist with his whole life in front of him. Sara Netzley, EW.com, 28 July 2022 Bogalusa Mayor Wendy O’Quin-Perrette in a statement called it a senseless shooting and said her thoughts and prayers were with the victims. Phil Helsel, NBC News, 28 July 2022 With no fortune to offer, Wentworth would have been a senseless match. Lauren Puckett-pope, ELLE, 16 July 2022 Grief for the citizens of Ukraine, for the senseless destruction and devastation of this war. Bonnie Morales, Washington Post, 13 July 2022 The Fertitta Family and the Houston Rockets organization are heartbroken from last month’s senseless loss of life. Tom Orsborn, San Antonio Express-News, 23 June 2022 As gun violence soars, Congress must heed the will of the majority of Americans who support gun safety measures and break the legislative logjam to stop this senseless violence. Mike Mavredakis, Hartford Courant, 23 June 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
circa 1547, in the meaning defined above
Kids Definition
senseless
adjective
sense·less ˈsen-sləs
1
: unconscious sense 2
I was knocked senseless.
2
: stupid sense 2
It seemed senseless to run away without money. E. L. Konigsburg, From The Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
E. L. Konigsburg, From The Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweilersenseless
adjective
1
as in unconscious
having lost consciousness she collapsed, senseless, after hitting her head Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- unconscious
- insensible
- cold
- semiconscious
- anesthetized
- collapsed
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- conscious
- aware
- up
- awake
- alert
- revived
- resuscitated
2
as in meaningless
having no meaning a pretty but senseless phrase Synonyms & Similar Words
- meaningless
- pointless
- stupid
- absurd
- foolish
- inane
- silly
- irrational
- empty
- unreasonable
- insane
- asinine
- nonsensical
- slight
- trivial
- frivolous
- unimportant
- mindless
- fatuous
- mad
- insignificant
- trifling
- daft
- witless
- lunatic
- purposeless
- simpleminded
- unintelligent
- little
- inconsequential
- unwise
- brainless
- preposterous
- zany
- loony
- inconsiderable
- aimless
- minor
- haphazard
- crazy
- harebrained
- sappy
- empty-headed
- negligible
- wacky
- nutty
- whacky
- jerky
- dotty
- tomfool
- daffy
- looney
- cuckoo
- crackpot
- half-witted
- kooky
- weak-minded
- kookie
- balmy
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- meaningful
- significant
- logical
- eloquent
- reasonable
- rational
- expressive
- suggestive
- valid
- pregnant
- important
- major
- revealing
- substantial
- telling
- key
- momentous
- eventful
- consequential
- weighty
3
as in stupid
not having or showing an ability to absorb ideas readily he may be a little absentminded, but he's really not as senseless as he seems Synonyms & Similar Words
- stupid
- dumb
- slow
- simple
- foolish
- idiotic
- dull
- thick
- ignorant
- silly
- mindless
- fatuous
- irrational
- dense
- vacuous
- insane
- witless
- unreasonable
- mad
- doltish
- obtuse
- unintelligent
- brainless
- boneheaded
- thickheaded
- dunderheaded
- crazy
- dopey
- lamebrain
- oafish
- pinheaded
- bonehead
- moronic
- airheaded
- empty-headed
- dorky
- absurd
- soft
- gormless
- brain-dead
- opaque
- softheaded
- lamebrained
- dim
- dim-witted
- lunkheaded
- half-witted
- knuckleheaded
- chuckleheaded
- lunatic
- simpleminded
- imbecile
- idiotical
- thick-witted
- unthinking
- weak-minded
- bubbleheaded
- nonsensical
- asinine
- feebleminded
- illogical
- fool
- uninformed
- unsmart
- cretinous
- slow-witted
- dopy
- birdbrained
- looney
- uneducated
- daft
- unintellectual
- unwise
- preposterous
- untaught
- imbecilic
- fallacious
- loony
- illiterate
- zany
- lowbrow
- harebrained
- invalid
- sappy
- tomfool
- wacky
- cuckoo
- dippy
- nutty
- screwball
- daffy
- kooky
- crackpot
- dotty
- whacky
- half-baked
- boobish
- cockeyed
- featherheaded
- balmy
- kookie
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- brilliant
- clever
- quick
- ingenious
- intelligent
- fast
- apt
- sharp
- smart
- wise
- thinking
- bright
- acute
- brainy
- intellectual
- keen
- cerebral
- nimble
- resourceful
- knowing
- insightful
- sagacious
- astute
- savvy
- keen
- erudite
- perceptive
- knowledgeable
- sensible
- cunning
- sound
- reasonable
- logical
- learned
- informed
- discerning
- sage
- skilled
- scholarly
- rational
- literate
- quick-witted
- ultrasmart
- shrewd
- educated
- sane
- wily
- sharp-witted
- supersmart
- hyperintelligent
- prudent
- highbrow
- perspicacious
- crafty
- sapient
- trained
- valid
- percipient
- judicious
- well-read
- foxy
- schooled
4
as in foolish
showing or marked by a lack of good sense or judgment a senseless decision to risk his life on a practical joke Synonyms & Similar Words
- stupid
- foolish
- silly
- absurd
- mad
- crazy
- insane
- idiotic
- irrational
- lunatic
- dumb
- nonsensical
- ridiculous
- asinine
- fool
- fatuous
- simple
- daft
- witless
- unwise
- simpleminded
- unreasonable
- preposterous
- brainless
- weak
- loony
- zany
- slow
- inept
- thoughtless
- unreasoning
- harebrained
- moronic
- sappy
- tomfool
- wacky
- dippy
- nutty
- looney
- idiotical
- jerky
- screwball
- cuckoo
- illogical
- daffy
- crackpot
- kooky
- dotty
- mindless
- unreasoned
- whacky
- lunkheaded
- half-witted
- imbecile
- half-baked
- vacuous
- dull
- doltish
- obtuse
- clueless
- ludicrous
- unintelligent
- weak-minded
- bubbleheaded
- cockeyed
- fallacious
- thickheaded
- dunderheaded
- dopey
- lamebrain
- feebleminded
- featherheaded
- balmy
- laughable
- oafish
- dense
- out to lunch
- pinheaded
- farcical
- invalid
- surd
- kookie
- thick
- unsound
- airheaded
- empty-headed
- imbecilic
- dorky
- gormless
- opaque
- brain-dead
- dim
- nonrational
- softheaded
- lamebrained
- dim-witted
- knuckleheaded
- clownish
- soft
- chuckleheaded
- unconsidered
- buffoonish
- notional
- slow-witted
- dopy
- birdbrained
- ill-advised
- boobish
- chowderheaded
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- sensible
- sound
- wise
- sane
- prudent
- sagacious
- logical
- clever
- reasonable
- rational
- judicious
- intelligent
- smart
- sage
- bright
- valid
- sapient
- brainy
- well-advised
5
as in insensate
lacking animate awareness or sensation even the senseless sea seemed determined to swamp the storm-tossed ship Synonyms & Similar Words
- unconscious
- insensate
- inanimate
- unfeeling
- insensible
- lifeless
- insentient
- comatose
- exanimate
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- feeling
- sensible
- sensitive
- conscious
- aware
- cognizant
- sentient
- sensate
- animate
- lively
- animated
- vibrant