senseless
adjective
sense·less
ˈsen(t)s-ləs 
: destitute of, deficient in, or contrary to sense: such as
a
: unconscious
knocked senseless
c
: meaningless
a senseless murder
senselessly
adverb
senselessness
noun
Examples of senseless in a Sentence
Don't be such a senseless idiot!
she collapsed, senseless, after hitting her head
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The moves were senseless, short-sighted and emblematic of everything wrong with professional sports in this day and age.
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Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 19 May 2026
The ordeal was no longer a senseless drive to nowhere but a sensible one to nowhere.
—Weike Wang, New Yorker, 17 May 2026
In thinking back on her time in Strongsville, Scott’s biggest takeaway from this case might just be how much of the community remains affected by such a senseless decision.
—Jake King-Schreifels, Time, 15 May 2026
Your mileage may vary with senseless AI text as a source of amusement, but there’s something to be said about foregrounding AI’s often absurd flaws and its potential for misuse, rather than dressing it up as some impartial arbiter of factuality.
—Frank Landymore, Futurism, 13 May 2026
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Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 19 May 2026
The ordeal was no longer a senseless drive to nowhere but a sensible one to nowhere.
—Weike Wang, New Yorker, 17 May 2026
In thinking back on her time in Strongsville, Scott’s biggest takeaway from this case might just be how much of the community remains affected by such a senseless decision.
—Jake King-Schreifels, Time, 15 May 2026
Your mileage may vary with senseless AI text as a source of amusement, but there’s something to be said about foregrounding AI’s often absurd flaws and its potential for misuse, rather than dressing it up as some impartial arbiter of factuality.
—Frank Landymore, Futurism, 13 May 2026
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“Senseless.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/senseless. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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senseless
adjective
sense·less
ˈsen(t)-sləs
1
: unconscious entry 1 sense 2
knocked senseless
3
: pointless sense 1, meaningless
a senseless act
senselessly
adverb
senselessness
noun
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