senseless
1. not marked by the use of reason (Freq. 2) - mindless violence - reasonless hostility - a senseless act • Syn: mindless, reasonless • Similar to: unreasonable • Derivationally related forms: mindlessness (for: mindless) 2. unresponsive to stimulation (Freq. 1) - he lay insensible where he had fallen - drugged and senseless • Syn: insensible • Similar to: unconscious • Derivationally related forms: insensibility (for: insensible) 3. (of especially persons) lacking sense or understanding or judgment • Syn: nitwitted, soft-witted, witless • Similar to: stupid 4. serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being - otiose lines in a play - advice is wasted words - a pointless remark - a life essentially purposeless - senseless violence • Syn: otiose, pointless, purposeless, superfluous, wasted • Similar to: worthless • Derivationally related forms: senselessness, purposelessness (for: purposeless), pointlessness (for: pointless)
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