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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In spite of those aims, or perhaps in pursuit of them, over the course of this story their lives will devolve into senseless violence.
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Evan Ratliff, WIRED, 21 Feb. 2025
The phrase 'practice random kindness and senseless acts of beauty' was coined in 1982 by magazine writer and editor Anne Herbert.
—Kendall Malinchock, USA TODAY, 14 Feb. 2025
This new one is punctuated by a series of senseless and brutal killings, as if to suggest that the poison has always been within us.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 10 Feb. 2025
The Caesars Superdome was still packed for the matchup, where a moment of silence was had for those who were killed or injured by the senseless act of violence.
—Scott Thompson, Fox News, 3 Jan. 2025
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Evan Ratliff, WIRED, 21 Feb. 2025
The phrase 'practice random kindness and senseless acts of beauty' was coined in 1982 by magazine writer and editor Anne Herbert.
—Kendall Malinchock, USA TODAY, 14 Feb. 2025
This new one is punctuated by a series of senseless and brutal killings, as if to suggest that the poison has always been within us.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 10 Feb. 2025
The Caesars Superdome was still packed for the matchup, where a moment of silence was had for those who were killed or injured by the senseless act of violence.
—Scott Thompson, Fox News, 3 Jan. 2025
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“Senseless.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/senseless. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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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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