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senseless

/ˈsɛnsləs/adjective2 syllables

Senseless means: serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being.

Synonyms for senseless18

adjective, as in serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being

otiose, pointless, purposeless, superfluous, wasted, worthless

adjective, as in (of especially persons) lacking sense or understanding or judgment

nitwitted, soft-witted, witless, stupid

adjective, as in not marked by the use of reason

mindless, reasonless, unreasonable

adjective, as in unresponsive to stimulation

insensible, out of it, unconscious

also used for senseless

meaningless, unwise

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What does senseless mean?4

adjective

1

serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being“otiose lines in a play”

2

(of especially persons) lacking sense or understanding or judgment

3

not marked by the use of reason“mindless violence”

4

unresponsive to stimulation“he lay insensible where he had fallen”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with senseless?1

three syllables

defenseless
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Senseless in a sentence

  • If you keep saying senseless things, you'll eventually be sorry for it.tsp_2
  • If there's no agreement on principles, it's senseless to forge plans together.Miktsoanit
  • War results only in senseless and violent destruction.voxbubnya
  • Fadil committed senseless acts in the name of love.OsoHombre
  • Sami committed senseless acts in the name of love.OsoHombre
  • The two guys were beating each other senseless.Nuel
  • Living the kind of life that I live is senseless and depressing.unknown
  • The sentence is senseless, but correct.BraveSentry

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