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as in unconscious
having lost consciousness
she collapsed, senseless, after hitting her head
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2
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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Recent Examples of senseless
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.
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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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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
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Yet recent research has shown just how quickly initial impressions can form — and just how unconscious our judgments can be.—
Rustin Dodd,
New York Times,
28 Apr. 2025
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Alicia was unconscious after having just been strangled by Valter, while Lejla was trapped inside the chamber, bleeding from banging her head against the glass.—
Jordana Comiter,
People.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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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
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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
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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
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Ratajkowski has been fighting the stereotype of the dumb model from the beginning of her career.—
Daniel Jackson,
Allure,
18 July 2017
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Ninety nine percent of all NFL players are explicitly not dumb.—
Andy Benoit,
The MMQB,
10 July 2017
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But many will, in situations where they’re allowed to stretch out, go deep, get silly, or eat hot wings while trying to answer questions.—
Robert Lloyd,
Los Angeles Times,
2 May 2025
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Have a Dance Party Clear the furniture, cue up a playlist with all of Mom's favorite hits (and a few silly, kid-friendly jams), and let loose.—
Laura Broadwell,
Parents,
1 May 2025
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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 13 May. 2025.
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