senseless
[sens-lis]
adjective
destitute or deprived of sensation; unconscious.
lacking mental perception, appreciation, or comprehension.
stupid or foolish, as persons or actions.
nonsensical or meaningless, as words: This letter is either cryptic or senseless.
Origin of senseless
Synonyms for senseless
1. insensate, insensible. 2. unperceiving, undiscerning. 3. silly, idiotic, inane, witless, asinine.
Antonyms for senseless
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Related Words for senselessness
indiscretion, madness, rubbish, nonsense, tomfoolery, imbecility, absurdity, tommyrot, twaddle, craziness, irrationality, bunk, stupidity, poppycock, claptrap, weakness, insensibility, imprudence, insanity, idiocyExamples from the Web for senselessness
Contemporary Examples of senselessness
Ryan had contracted AIDS from a blood transfusion and symbolized the senselessness of the disease.
Historical Examples of senselessness
Tell them of the foulness, of the cruelty, of the senselessness of it all.
All Roads Lead to CalvaryJerome K. Jerome
That you may not suffer for your own senselessness, and may not harm others by your folly.
Foma GordyeffMaxim Gorky
It was this senselessness of feeling that first brought the jarring of the truth to him.
Shapes that Haunt the DuskVarious
To say nothing of the inhumanity, the senselessness of duelling revolts me.
The Tragic Comedians, CompleteGeorge Meredith
For it does not admit of sobriety, nor does it induce the senselessness of pure wine.
Essays and MiscellaniesPlutarch
senseless
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