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| 1. | [ adjective ] not marked by the use of reason | |
| Synonyms: | reasonless mindless | |
| Examples: | "mindless violence" "reasonless hostility" "a senseless act" |
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| Related terms: | unreasonable | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] unresponsive to stimulation | |
| Synonyms: | insensible | |
| Examples: | "he lay insensible where he had fallen" "drugged and senseless" |
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| Related terms: | unconscious | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] (of especially persons) lacking sense or understanding or judgment | |
| Synonyms: | soft-witted witless nitwitted | |
| Related terms: | stupid | |
| 4. | [ adjective ] lacking import | |
| Synonyms: | purposeless pointless | |
| Examples: | "a pointless remark" "a life essentially purposeless" "senseless violence" |
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| Related terms: | meaningless | |
| 5. | [ adjective ] (of especially persons) lacking sense or understanding or judgment | |
| Synonyms: | soft-witted witless nitwitted | |
| Related terms: | stupid | |
| Similar spelling: |
senselessly sensualness sensual |
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