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1. senseless
adjective. ['ˈsɛnsləs'] not marked by the use of reason.
Synonyms
- mindless
- unreasonable
Antonyms
- worthy
- good
- necessary
Etymology
- -less (English)
- -leas (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
- sense (English)
- sense (Middle English (1100-1500))
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Rhymes with Senseless
- defenseless
- fenceless
Sentences with senseless
1. Adjective
The senseless violence of WWII was yet more evidence that humanity had lost its way.
2. Noun, singular or mass
I do not condone the senseless killing of wasps.
Quotes about senseless
1. It is therefore senseless to think of complaining since nothing foreign has decided what we feel, what we live, or what we are.
- Jean-Paul Sartre, Being and Nothingness
2. That is all very senseless, but this senselessness has a pretty mouth, and it smiles.
- Robert Walser, Jakob von Gunten
3. I think that, with age, people come to realize that death is inevitable. And we need to learn to face it with serenity, wisdom and resignation. Death often frees us from a lot of senseless sufferings.
- Paulo Coelho, The Devil and Miss Prym
2. senseless
adjective. ['ˈsɛnsləs'] unresponsive to stimulation.
Synonyms
- insensible
Antonyms
- busy
- useful
Etymology
- -less (English)
- -leas (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
- sense (English)
- sense (Middle English (1100-1500))
3. senseless
adjective. ['ˈsɛnsləs'] (of especially persons) lacking sense or understanding or judgment.
Synonyms
- stupid
- nitwitted
- witless
Antonyms
- fat
- found
- hypertrophied
- pointed
Etymology
- -less (English)
- -leas (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
- sense (English)
- sense (Middle English (1100-1500))
4. senseless
adjective. ['ˈsɛnsləs'] serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being.
Synonyms
- pointless
- otiose
- worthless
- superfluous
- purposeless
Antonyms
- meaningful
- purposeful
- intelligent
- precocious
Etymology
- -less (English)
- -leas (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
- sense (English)
- sense (Middle English (1100-1500))