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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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Recent Examples of senseless
Without an audience to contextualize and interpret his actions, Mangione’s alleged crime might simply be categorized as senseless violence.
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Mark Travers, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
He is portrayed as morally bankrupt and the reason for senseless violence and evil within America.
—Jude Reid, IndieWire, 26 Dec. 2024
But transport yourself back to the early 20th century: at the same time that senseless World Wars were prompting Surrealists to lose faith in rationality, quantum physics came around, too, showing us yet another way in which common sense is good for little.
—Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 20 Dec. 2024
Part of what makes grappling with these issues so difficult is that mass shootings are, by definition, senseless acts of violence.
—Natalie Eilbert, Journal Sentinel, 19 Dec. 2024
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Mark Travers, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
He is portrayed as morally bankrupt and the reason for senseless violence and evil within America.
—Jude Reid, IndieWire, 26 Dec. 2024
But transport yourself back to the early 20th century: at the same time that senseless World Wars were prompting Surrealists to lose faith in rationality, quantum physics came around, too, showing us yet another way in which common sense is good for little.
—Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 20 Dec. 2024
Part of what makes grappling with these issues so difficult is that mass shootings are, by definition, senseless acts of violence.
—Natalie Eilbert, Journal Sentinel, 19 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for senseless
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One person was unconscious on the way to the hospital, the outlet reported.Escher Walcott, People.com, 5 Jan. 2025
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The man was unconscious and officers also assisted in giving him first aid.Forum News Service, Twin Cities, 5 Jan. 2025
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Irsay joined his team in the locker room following Sunday’s win that, in the grand scheme of things, was meaningless.James Boyd, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
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Why press your luck and play out a meaningless game?Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 5 Jan. 2025
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So ridiculous the referee initially had trouble believing that anyone could be so reckless & stupid.The Athletic UK Staff, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
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And there was no such thing ever as a bad decision or a stupid question.Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 4 Jan. 2025
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If the young shortstop is truly as good as gone, the Blue Jays would be foolish not to trade him.Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
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While admirable, the plan to resettle the poor was foolish in retrospect as the Low Country soil is sandy and the weather too hot for farming.Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 27 Dec. 2024
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Celebrate by having a relaxing bath with your favorite inanimate waterfowl.Rosalind Bowling, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
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Reserve disinfecting products for inanimate surfaces only.Michele Cohen Marill, WIRED, 28 Apr. 2020
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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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In a follow-up post, Spears shared a cute video of a young girl telling silly jokes.Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 4 Jan. 2025
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The silly yet snappy song propelled Mr. Vail, 27, to a new level of internet fame almost overnight.Alyson Krueger, New York Times, 2 Jan. 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 15 Jan. 2025.
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