Senseless Definition & Meaning

senseless
adjective
  1. not marked by the use of reason; "mindless violence"; "reasonless hostility"; "a senseless act"
  2. unresponsive to stimulation; "he lay insensible where he had fallen"; "drugged and senseless"
  3. serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being; "otiose lines in a play"; "advice is wasted words"; "a pointless remark"; "a life essentially purposeless"; "senseless violence"
  4. (of especially persons) lacking sense or understanding or judgment

Synonyms for senseless

insensible adj

incapable of physical sensation; "insensible to pain"; "insensible earth" unaware of or indifferent to

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meaningless adj

having no meaning or direction or purpose; "a meaningless endeavor"; "a meaningless life

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mindless adj

lacking the thinking capacity characteristic of a conscious being

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pointless adj

not having a point especially a sharp point; "my pencils are all pointless" serving no useful purpose

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purposeless adj

not evidencing any purpose or goal serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being; "otiose lines in a play

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reasonless adj

not marked by the use of reason; "mindless violence"; "reasonless hostility

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stupid adj

lacking or marked by lack of intellectual acuity in a state of mental numbness especially as resulting from shock

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unconscious adj

not conscious; lacking awareness and the capacity for sensory perception as if asleep or dead

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unreasonable adj

not reasonable; not showing good judgment beyond normal limits; "excessive charges"; "a book of inordinate length

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witless adj

(of especially persons) lacking sense or understanding or judgment

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"Senseless" in song lyrics

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  • "You know I'm like a hop, skip and jump from slappin you senseless"
    Afu-Ra f/ Hannibal Stax, Krumbsnatcha — All That
  • "I mastered off my senses, to beat you senseless"
    Buddha Monk f/ Babyface Fensta, Tai Chi Mastas — Picture That
  • "All this hate going around, is senseless"
    Chris Ward — Hands Up Again

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What does senseless mean?
not marked by the use of reason; "mindless violence"; "reasonless hostility"; "a senseless act" unresponsive to stimulation; "he lay insensible where he had fallen"; "drugged and senseless" serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being; "otiose lines in a play"; "advice is wasted words"; "a pointless remark"; "a life essentially purposeless"; "senseless violence" (of especially persons) lacking sense or understanding or judgment
What part of speech is senseless?
Senseless is an adjective.
How many definitions does senseless have?
Senseless has 4 definitions across 1 part of speech (adjective).

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