senseless

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sense·less | \ ˈsen(t)s-ləs

Definition of senseless

: 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

c : meaningless a senseless murder

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Synonyms & Antonyms for senseless

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conscious

Examples of senseless in a Sentence

Don't be such a senseless idiot! she collapsed, senseless, after hitting her head

Recent Examples on the Web Prosecutors in 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, 18 May 2022 As well as advocate for eliminating senseless hurdles for business to access funds. — Baltimore Sun, 17 May 2022 To allow their meaningless, senseless actions to mean nothing and make no sense. — Frank Shyongcolumnist, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2022 Odin Ratliff and Hunter Jackson are the two boys killed in the senseless DUI crash last night in Eagle Mountain. — Zoe Christen Jones, CBS News, 5 May 2022 Back then, a senseless war in Afghanistan catalyzed despondency. — Washington Post, 29 Apr. 2022 The contrast between an aging empire and a new kind of nation is captured by Zelensky, whose simple presence makes Kremlin ideology seem senseless. — Timothy Snyder, The New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2022 Prosecutors 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, 12 Apr. 2022 In Indianapolis, Police Chief Randal Taylor watched as the increasingly senseless explanations for homicides came pouring in: people who had been shot dead during a spat over a parking space or in retaliation for an offensive post on social media. — Washington Post, 21 Apr. 2022 See More

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