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[ sens-lis ] / ˈsɛns lɪs / SEE SYNONYMS FOR senseless ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivedestitute or deprived of sensation; unconscious. lacking mental perception, appreciation, or comprehension. stupid or foolish, as persons or actions. nonsensical or meaningless, as words: This letter is either cryptic or senseless. Origin of senselessFirst recorded in 1550–60; sense + -less SYNONYMS FOR senseless1 insensate, insensible. 2 unperceiving, undiscerning. 3 silly, idiotic, inane, witless, asinine. SEE SYNONYMS FOR senseless ON THESAURUS.COM ANTONYMS FOR senseless2 sensitive. 3 intelligent. SEE ANTONYMS FOR senseless ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM senselesssense·less·ly, adverbsense·less·ness, nounWords nearby senselesssense, Sense and Sensibility, sense datum, senseful, sensei, senseless, sense of equilibrium, sense organ, sense perception, sensi, sensibilia Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for senselessBethea is trying to conjure why all the senseless killing of both his family member and the cops as well. Protesters Demand Justice For Gurley As Gap Grows Between Cops and NYC|M.L. Nestel|December 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST Senseless bureaucracy is part of what spawned the Tea Party. Red Tape Is Strangling Good Samaritans|Philip K. Howard|December 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST The plot was a string of anecdotes from the senseless shootings of friends that Brinsley knew. Alleged Cop Killer’s Blood-Soaked Screenplay|M.L. Nestel|December 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST It reflects both the anger provoked by the senseless violence two days earlier, and the growing confidence of the opposition. How Havel Inspired the Velvet Revolution|Michael Zantovsky|December 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Moral clarity would dictate that civil-rights and other civic leaders would speak out against such a senseless act of violence. It’s Time to Hold Protesters Accountable|Ron Christie|December 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST The most senseless corruptions of text occur often, and it seems extraordinary how they may be overlooked. Criminal Psychology|Hans Gross It is only a little child that will strike the senseless thing that hurts it.' Corleone|F. Marion Crawford I can remember 1870—the foolish, senseless cry, "We are betrayed!" The Red Cross Barge|Marie Belloc Lowndes A stream of blood gushed from mouth and nostril, and he lay stunned and senseless where he fell. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 18|Alexander Leighton Under a mass of wreckage on the floor lay George Walden, senseless, and with the blood flowing from a wound in his temple. Young Captain Jack|Horatio Alger and Arthur M. Winfield
British Dictionary definitions for senseless
adjectivelacking in sense; foolisha senseless plan lacking in feeling; unconscious lacking in perception; stupid Derived forms of senselesssenselessly, adverbsenselessness, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to senselessludicrous, stupid, illogical, insignificant, incongruous, unreasonable, ridiculous, absurd, mindless, pointless, irrational, asinine, batty, crazy, daft, double talk, fatuous, flaky, foolish, idiotic |