Antonyms for senseless
Grammar : Adj |
Spell : sens-lis |
Phonetic Transcription : ˈsɛns lɪs |
Definition of senseless
Origin :- 1550s, "without sensation," from sense (n.) + -less. Of actions, etc., "devoid of purpose, proceeding from lack of intelligence," it is attested from 1570s. Related: Senselessly; senselessness.
- adj silly, meaningless
- But I let myself be lured into long spells of senseless and sensual ease.
- Extract from : « De Profundis » by Oscar Wilde
- Lady Delacour was senseless, supported in the surgeon's arms.
- Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 3 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
- "Five dollars," repeated the old lady, lapsing into senseless iteration.
- Extract from : « Meadow Grass » by Alice Brown
- The death of her son had been like a blow on the head that had felled her senseless to the ground.
- Extract from : « Therese Raquin » by Emile Zola
- It appeared that all the cattle on the plain joined in the blind and senseless charge.
- Extract from : « Pariah Planet » by Murray Leinster
- They're not senseless brutes; they have a streak of man's intelligence.
- Extract from : « Under Arctic Ice » by H.G. Winter
- But again that unexplainable, senseless "hunch" restrained him.
- Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science, August 1930 » by Various
- An hour after he had gone back and found him a senseless thing, human only in shape.
- Extract from : « The Missionary » by George Griffith
- No; you remember that she was senseless at the moment when the bottle was opened.
- Extract from : « The Return of Sherlock Holmes » by Arthur Conan Doyle
- The wretch lifted his fist to strike her senseless, but the blow did not fall.
- Extract from : « Frank Merriwell Down South » by Burt L. Standish
Synonyms for senseless
- absurd
- asinine
- batty
- crazy
- daft
- double talk
- doublespeak
- fatuous
- flaky
- foolish
- idiotic
- illogical
- imbecilic
- inane
- incongruous
- inconsistent
- insignificant
- irrational
- ludicrous
- mad
- mindless
- moronic
- nonsensical
- nutty
- pointless
- purportless
- purposeless
- ridiculous
- simple
- stupid
- trivial
- unimportant
- unintelligent
- unmeaning
- unreasonable
- unsound
- unwise
- wacky
- without rhyme or reason
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