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as in unconscious
having lost consciousness
she collapsed, senseless, after hitting her head
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as in meaningless
having no meaning
a pretty but senseless phrase
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as in dumb
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
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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
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as in inanimate
lacking animate awareness or sensation
even the senseless sea seemed determined to swamp the storm-tossed ship
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Recent Examples of senseless
And now this- a senseless killing of an American by ICE.
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Julianna Duennes Russ, Austin American Statesman, 8 Jan. 2026
My heart is with her family and loved ones, who are now grieving a senseless tragedy.
—Dave Savini, CBS News, 7 Jan. 2026
Aden believes life is senseless, arbitrary.
—Literary Hub, 5 Jan. 2026
Hollywood continues to mourn the legendary figure and process the senseless tragedy of Reiner and wife Michele having been found dead Sunday in their Brentwood home.
—Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 19 Dec. 2025
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Julianna Duennes Russ, Austin American Statesman, 8 Jan. 2026
My heart is with her family and loved ones, who are now grieving a senseless tragedy.
—Dave Savini, CBS News, 7 Jan. 2026
Aden believes life is senseless, arbitrary.
—Literary Hub, 5 Jan. 2026
Hollywood continues to mourn the legendary figure and process the senseless tragedy of Reiner and wife Michele having been found dead Sunday in their Brentwood home.
—Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 19 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for senseless
Adjective
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Police reportedly said Camferdam is the individual seen in the now-viral video stomping on Epperson’s head, which ultimately left him unconscious.—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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The 50-year-old woman who perished, and whose identity was not immediately released, was found unconscious and unresponsive and pronounced dead at the scene, an NYPD spokesperson said.—
Theodore Parisienne,
New York Daily News,
25 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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His 2010 Cy Young victory despite a 13-12 record marked a turning point where win-loss record went from being the most important pitcher stat to one that’s borderline meaningless.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
25 Jan. 2026
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Dismissing such conflicts as a grotesque but meaningless assemblage of scandals—the love child of Teapot Dome and Watergate—would be a mistake.—
Walter Russell Mead,
The Atlantic,
24 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Okay, there's trying something new and then there's just being dumb.—
Samantha Highfill,
Entertainment Weekly,
12 Jan. 2026
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Why portray Dorothy as a doe-eyed ding-a-ling; as not just naive but dumb?—
Lili Anolik,
Vanity Fair,
12 Jan. 2026
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The idea of giving that over to a robot seems foolish [and] boring.—
Melinda Newman,
Billboard,
26 Jan. 2026
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Black people cast and produced to look stupid and foolish as standard operating procedure.—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Disinfect Surfaces Cold-causing viruses can survive on inanimate surface areas for hours.—
Christopher Bergland,
Verywell Health,
15 Jan. 2026
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Songbirds bond for seasons, octopuses defend their mates, and children shower their affection on inanimate plushies.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
28 Nov. 2025
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What happens, though, when those excesses transcend the merely stupid, the merely unjust, to become existential?—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
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People who approve of ICE’s actions aren’t necessarily stupid or evil.—
Dev Patnaik,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Huw just waiting for him without involving the police or having really any plan whatsoever is just as silly.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Wain was joined by stars Ken Marino (who co-wrote the film), Zoey Deutch, John Slattery, Miles Gutierrez-Riley, Sabrina Impacciatore, and Ben Wang to reminisce about making their unapologetically silly comedy.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
29 Jan. 2026
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The brain, like other internal organs, is insensate, its lack of sensory receptors attested by videos of virtuoso violinists who play on unfazed as neurosurgeons go to work inside their skulls.—
Matthew Ponsford,
WIRED,
19 Sep. 2024
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But states have used midazolam alone — and at much higher doses — in executions since 2013, claiming the drug will render people insensate to pain before the administration of other lethal injection drugs.—
Lauren Gill,
ProPublica,
29 Apr. 2023
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“Senseless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/senseless. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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