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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 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
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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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as in insanity
lack of good sense or judgment
who had the senselessness to mix these dangerous chemicals together?
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as in stupidity
language, behavior, or ideas that are absurd and contrary to good sense
babbled some senselessness about being eaten by horses
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as in thickness
the quality or state of lacking intelligence or quickness of mind
the senselessness of his decision to drive after drinking so much
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Recent Examples of senseless
Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2025
In a statement, Denver District Attorney John Walsh described Rivas-Hernandez’s death as a terrible, senseless tragedy.
—Katie Langford, Denver Post, 16 Apr. 2025
Too many people ere [sic] DYING, thousands a week, in a terrible and senseless war.
—David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Apr. 2025
However, his career as a Defense Priorities fellow and a Tribune columnist is contingent upon never admitting or criticizing America’s role in provoking, if not starting, senseless wars and refusing to quickly, sensibly end them.
—Chicago Tribune, 11 Apr. 2025
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Adjective
Selfish and senseless acts that strip away a vital piece of our ecosystem are profoundly disturbing and my office will prosecute anyone who engages in such criminal conduct to the fullest extent of the law.
—Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2025
In a statement, Denver District Attorney John Walsh described Rivas-Hernandez’s death as a terrible, senseless tragedy.
—Katie Langford, Denver Post, 16 Apr. 2025
Too many people ere [sic] DYING, thousands a week, in a terrible and senseless war.
—David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Apr. 2025
However, his career as a Defense Priorities fellow and a Tribune columnist is contingent upon never admitting or criticizing America’s role in provoking, if not starting, senseless wars and refusing to quickly, sensibly end them.
—Chicago Tribune, 11 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for senseless
Adjective
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According to the district attorney’s office, the autopsy also revealed that Bella still may have been alive, although unconscious, when Landon folded her body and stuffed it in the bucket head first.—
Nicole Acosta,
People.com,
6 May 2025
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The pregnant woman, who had been in her second trimester, was found unconscious and not breathing when police arrived at the home, the probable cause said.—
Kate Linderman,
Kansas City Star,
5 May 2025
Adjective
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Spraying meaningless reactions across your feed does nothing for your business.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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This team might be torn apart in the next few months and forgotten to history, a meaningless row in a basketball reference page.—
Jared Weiss,
New York Times,
29 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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In one sense, this isn’t an entirely stupid proposition.—
Air Mail,
Air Mail,
3 May 2025
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Vel rails against the offender, saying her lover was the kind of warrior the Ghor rebels are trying to be and that her loss is both incalculable and stupid.—
Noel Murray,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2025
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But the Liberals are an electoral machine—something of a rarity on the center-left—that would be foolish to bet against.—
Daniel Block,
The Atlantic,
29 Apr. 2025
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His cigars weren’t as nasty as his habit of chasing bad money with worse—high living and foolish investments, with second-rate writing meant to plug the gap.—
Lauren Michele Jackson,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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That adds individuality to sections of inanimate space.—
Nielsen Dinwoodie,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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Wait until these powers are in the hands of an inanimate AI programmed to disfavor or even target conservatives through the vast powers of the federal government.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Mar. 2025
Noun
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As part of an agreement between defense and prosecuting attorneys, 35-year-old Bryson Levy was found not guilty by reason of insanity on Feb. 4.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
9 May 2025
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Dominguez has pleaded not guilty and not guilty by reason of insanity to the stabbings two years ago that killed David Breaux, 50, and Karim Abou Najm, 20, as well as the near-fatal attack on Guillory.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
8 May 2025
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Tiny terror is unleashed in this mini alien apocalypse as directors Robert Bisi and Andy Lyon pay loving tribute to classic sci-fi stories of alien invasion and human stupidity using tilt-shift techniques that make the end of the world look almost cute.—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
24 Apr. 2025
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Wodehouse had displayed nothing worse than the stupidity of the innocent.—
Michael Hiltzik,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Apr. 2025
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Depending on the steel's thickness, a loop can stretch up to tens of thousands of feet, Modesitt said.—
Judith Kohler,
Denver Post,
7 May 2025
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The video compares the dummy of the 17 Air to the current iPhone 16 Pro, and the difference in thickness is striking — and the difference will be even more pronounced if rumors about the iPhone 17 Pro Max design prove true.—
David Phelan,
Forbes.com,
5 May 2025
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“Senseless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/senseless. Accessed 18 May. 2025.
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