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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 dumb
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
Sony Pictures Watching the Jimmies' penchant for senseless violence and prolonged cruelty play out on screen is brutal enough as is.
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Megan McCluskey, Time, 16 Jan. 2026
The recent senseless death of an innocent woman by ICE goons could be the last straw.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 16 Jan. 2026
Join me in praying for the victims of such senseless violence and all the families of this church.
—Washington Examiner Staff, The Washington Examiner, 8 Jan. 2026
And now this- a senseless killing of an American by ICE.
—Julianna Duennes Russ, Austin American Statesman, 8 Jan. 2026
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Megan McCluskey, Time, 16 Jan. 2026
The recent senseless death of an innocent woman by ICE goons could be the last straw.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 16 Jan. 2026
Join me in praying for the victims of such senseless violence and all the families of this church.
—Washington Examiner Staff, The Washington Examiner, 8 Jan. 2026
And now this- a senseless killing of an American by ICE.
—Julianna Duennes Russ, Austin American Statesman, 8 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for senseless
Recent Examples of Synonyms for senseless
Adjective
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The unconscious Moon moves through your 9th House of Distance, opposing undisciplined Uranus in your conversation zone.—
Tarot.com,
Sun Sentinel,
9 Feb. 2026
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Implicit learning involves learning an unconscious habit or skill such as riding a bike.—
Akshay Syal,
NBC news,
9 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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So, wins were not a meaningless line on the stat sheet in King Félix’s heyday — but the voters in this election seemed to have a different take.—
Jayson Stark,
New York Times,
10 Feb. 2026
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But for current and past dog parents, that sentiment is far from meaningless.—
Anna Halkidis,
Parents,
10 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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And then quite a bit of dumb bits, like really dumb bits.—
Eric Ducker,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Feb. 2026
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The multi-vehicle pile-up that ensues might go even dumber than a Rusko drop, yet there’s no escaping the anxiety that remains in the static hiss that closes the track.—
James Gui,
Pitchfork,
6 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Counting on one of the league’s most expensive talents to play meaningful minutes from here on out at his age with a track record like that is nearly as foolish as Nico trading a perennial MVP candidate at 26.—
Kevin Sherrington
Feb. 4,
Dallas Morning News,
4 Feb. 2026
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The lesson isn’t that NBA teams are reckless or foolish.—
Spencer Harrison,
New York Times,
1 Feb. 2026
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Even Lander Lil, an inanimate bronze statue of a prairie dog located in Wyoming tasked by locals with a similar weather-prediction role, has a higher prediction rate than Phil, with 75% accuracy.—
Chris Barilla,
PEOPLE,
2 Feb. 2026
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The building would undergo a restoration, in 2017, but in that intervening period the inanimate structure seemed actually dead.—
Doreen St. Félix,
New Yorker,
1 Feb. 2026
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But maybe Johnson isn’t stupid.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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Such as the one where the candidate remarked that some white rural Americans were stupid and racist.—
Mark Leibovich,
The Atlantic,
11 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Don’t feel silly asking at the ski shop.—
Moira McCarthy,
Boston Herald,
11 Feb. 2026
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Walker offers this diagnosis himself, leeringly dismissing Pearl as a silly mommy, awash with hormones, mildly and minorly hysterical.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Feb. 2026
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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 14 Feb. 2026.
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