senseless Definition
sense·less (sens′lis)
adjective
- unconscious
- not having or showing good sense; stupid; foolish
- having no real point or purpose; nonsensical; meaningless
senseless Related Forms
sense′·lessly adverb
sense′·less·ness noun
senseless Synonyms
senseless Usage Examples
Infinitive complement
try: It seems senseless to try to penetrate behind to some idea of private meaning.
Modifying Another Word
- almost: At last he was carried to his inn still laughing but almost senseless.
- so: Erin at peace at last 22 May It was all so senseless.
- seemingly: Now a cop, Sean is assigned to the case and he and his partner are charged with unraveling the seemingly senseless crime.
- utterly: Students are forced to produce utterly senseless pieces of work about uninteresting topics.
- quite: That statement is a perfect example of hot-weather ' common sense ' which is actually quite senseless.
- apparently: Her apparently senseless activity becomes harder to distinguish from the focused and purposeful traffic of the businessmen and women who brush past her.
Adjective complement with noun phrase
beat: The truly terrifying Tommy wants Rachel, wealth and the odd opportunity to beat people senseless.
Modifies a noun
- slaughter: We hope you will join us in our fight to stamp out the senseless slaughter of billions of helpless insects across the world.
- killing: We have so many senseless killings in our schools today because children no longer respect life.
- tragedy: We could not let this senseless tragedy fade away into the weathered pages of history.
- destruction: Who fights the senseless destruction of our Mother Nature?
- murder: What purpose is there to yesterday's senseless murders?
- violence: I do not agree with senseless violence for need of money or sex.
Used with adjective complement
- bore: On the upside at least you don't have to spend a couple of hours being bored senseless by me.
- knock: No sooner was that said than witness was knocked senseless to the ground.. ... .
- beat: Inside the cell they find a panting Krycek, and Dmitri laying on the floor in a corner, beaten senseless.
- lie: The giant blast wave hurled two of the German gunners from their towers, and they lay senseless on the crown of the dam.
- fall: For a moment only did I lose recollection; I fell senseless on the ground.
- seem: It seems senseless to try to penetrate behind to some idea of private meaning.
Browse dictionary entries near senseless
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- ‹ sense datum
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- ‹ sensationalism
- ‹ sensational
- ‹ sensation
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