senseless

adjective

sense·less ˈsen(t)s-ləs

Synonyms of senseless next

: destitute of, deficient in, or contrary to sense: such as

: unconscious

knocked senseless

: foolish, stupid

it was some senseless practical joke—

A. Conan Doyle

: meaningless

a senseless murder

senselessly adverb

senselessness noun

Example Sentences

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

Recent Examples on the Web Now another Chicago family is dealing with the city’s senseless gun violence. —

Deanese Williams-harris, Chicago Tribune, 17 Mar. 2023 To do so would be to deprive her of her humanity, as represented by her capacity for senseless violence, and her artistry. —

Jennifer Wilson, The New Republic, 8 Mar. 2023 To the longtime and hyper-traditional observer, baseball played with a clock is senseless. —

Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY, 1 Mar. 2023 That is what makes Wednesday’s senseless violence all the more tragic. —

Oliver Darcy, CNN, 22 Feb. 2023 Americans understandably want help making sense of the otherwise senseless deaths that populate the front pages of local papers and constitute Netflix’s extensive true-crime back catalog. —

WIRED, 21 Feb. 2023 Temple has lost an officer and hero to senseless violence. —

Faris Tanyos, CBS News, 18 Feb. 2023 Video footage of the incident, released this past Friday, led to mass protest in many cities and an anguished response to yet another senseless death. —

Neil Gross, The Atlantic, 1 Feb. 2023 Overnight, yet another community was torn apart by a senseless act of gun violence. —

Steve Helling, Peoplemag, 22 Jan. 2023 See More

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