senseless

ˈsɛnslɪs

Definition

Definition of senseless - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

foolishlacking sound judgment or reason

It was a senseless decision to go out in the storm.

foolish

irrational

unreasonable

meaninglesslacking meaning or purpose

The senseless violence shocked the community.

futile

meaningless

pointless

unconsciouslacking awareness or consciousness

He was knocked senseless by the fall.

insensible

unconscious

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Expressions with senseless

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knock senseless

hit someone hard causing unconsciousness

The boxer knocked his opponent senseless with a punch.

scare someone senseless

cause extreme fear making someone unable to think clearly

The horror movie scared me senseless.

frighten someone senseless

make someone extremely scared so they cannot think clearly

The loud noise frightened me senseless last night.

Origin of senseless

Old English, sens (sense) + leas (without)

Terms with senseless included in their meaning

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idiot

behavior

foolish or senseless person

babble

communication

idle talk or senseless chatter

bunk

communication

senseless talk or nonsense

drivel

nonsense

foolish or senseless talk

lunacy

behavior

foolish or senseless behavior

wanton murder

senseless crime

reckless killing without justification

Kafkaesque

adj.

complexity

marked by a senseless, disorienting, often menacing complexity

inanity

foolishness

quality of being foolish or senseless

Examples of senseless in a sentence

Buying that expensive gadget was a senseless act.
The debate turned into a senseless argument.
He made a senseless remark that confused everyone.
The boxer lay senseless on the mat.
She was found senseless after the accident.

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French:insensé, dénué de sens, ...
German:sinnlos, zwecklos, ...
Italian:insensato, privo di senso, ...
Spanish:insensato, sin sentido, ...
Portuguese:insensato, sem sentido, ...
Chinese:愚蠢的, 无意义的, ...
Japanese:無分別な, 無目的な, ...
Arabic:أَحْمَق, عَديم المَعنى, ...
Hebrew:חֲסַר הִגָּיוֹן, חֲסַר מַשְׁמָעוּת, ...
Russian:бессмысленный, бесцельный, ...
Ukrainian:безглуздий, непритомний, ...
Hindi:मूर्खतापूर्ण, निरर्थक, ...
Bengali:অবিবেচক, অর্থহীন, ...
Catalan:insensat, sense sentit, ...
Czech:nesmyslný, bezúčelný, ...
Danish:tåbelig, meningsløs, ...
Dutch:onzinnige, zinloos, ...
Greek:ανόητος, ανούσιος, ...
Hungarian:értelmetlen, céltalan, ...
Khmer:មិនសមហេតុផល, ឥតន័យ, ...
Korean:무분별한, 목적 없는, ...
Persian:بی‌خردانه, بی‌هدف, ...
Polish:bezsensowny, nieprzytomny, ...
Portuguese (BR):insensato, sem sentido, ...
Romanian:nesăbuit, absurd, ...
Swedish:meningslös, sanslös, ...
Thai:ไร้เหตุผล, ไร้ความหมาย, ...
Turkish:akılsız, anlamsız, ...
Vietnamese:ngớ ngẩn, vô nghĩa, ...

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