How do you use Senseless in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like mindless or witless, plus the exact meaning.
Senseless meaning
- Without feeling or desire to work; deprived of sensation.
- Lacking meaning or purpose; without common sense.
- Without a discernible meaning or purpose, especially of a violent or evil act.
Synonyms of Senseless
Using Senseless
- The main meaning on this page is: Without feeling or desire to work; deprived of sensation. | Lacking meaning or purpose; without common sense. | Without a discernible meaning or purpose, especially of a violent or evil act.
- Useful related words include: mindless, witless, soft-witted, nitwitted.
- In the example corpus, senseless often appears in combinations such as: the senseless, and senseless, senseless and.
Context around Senseless
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 7 middle, 10 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Senseless
- In this selection, "senseless" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 26.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, bayley, witnessed, increasingly, robbery, act and terror stand out and add context to how "senseless" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include also witnessed senseless violence among and around the senseless robbery. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "senseless" sits close to words such as academies, ambushed and appease, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with senseless
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Our job is to make sense of the senseless. (9 words)
He has some unpleasant memories from a city dealing with senseless shootings. (12 words)
A few days later, Ms Richardson is still getting her head around the senseless robbery. (15 words)
Edo State House of Assembly on Tuesday adopted a resolution calling on the state government and other relevant security agencies to as a matter of urgency stop the wanton and senseless killings in the state by bringing the culprits to justice. (41 words)
PTI core committee lamented that instead of focusing on holding free, fair and on time polls to put the country on path of political stability, the caretaker PM was augmenting the country’s problems with foreign tours and senseless statements. (40 words)
I’ve ordered the flags at the U.S. Capitol to half-staff as we remember those we lost to the senseless mass shooting in Maine, those who were injured, all their families, and the people of Maine. (38 words)
Example sentences (20)
A few days later, Ms Richardson is still getting her head around the senseless robbery.
As a father of three, I am utterly heartbroken by this senseless act of violence.
As Israelis mourned another senseless terror attack in Tel Aviv earlier this month, ABC Australia’s coverage stood out among the number of media blunders that HonestReporting highlighted.
As she inches to the corner, Charlotte slowly pulls away and hauls off with a massive slap to knock Bayley senseless.
But the service provider has also witnessed senseless violence among Anangu, including a wife bashing her husband with a steel bar and a man attacking his brother with a wheel brace.
Cyclone Mocha should have been a wake-up call for all sides, especially the SAC regime, to reevaluate their positions and seek a political settlement to the senseless civil war.
Despite great efforts by Africa and the international community to end this senseless war, the tragedy continues, at a massive cost.
Edo State House of Assembly on Tuesday adopted a resolution calling on the state government and other relevant security agencies to as a matter of urgency stop the wanton and senseless killings in the state by bringing the culprits to justice.
He has some unpleasant memories from a city dealing with senseless shootings.
Here’s why you should pay attention: These senseless, self-induced crises have cost us taxpayers big bucks in higher interest on U.S debt, Congress manages to avert a government stoppage or a default.
I also extend my heartfelt support and commitment to the broader Japantown and Western Addition communities who were harmed by this tragic and senseless killing.
In an interview with Sunday Scoop, he said, “It is senseless if they (Nigerians) start comparing government that is less than one month with the past one.
Instead, she chose to give birth to a stillborn baby, a senseless deprivation of life for which, despite the outcry from women’s rights groups, only a custodial sentence can be appropriate.
I’ve ordered the flags at the U.S. Capitol to half-staff as we remember those we lost to the senseless mass shooting in Maine, those who were injured, all their families, and the people of Maine.
Many viewers think that jumped the shark a long time ago with its increasingly senseless storylines, but the deification of Rick Sanchez as the mad scientist of the show also proved harmful to the sitcom.
Mr Yousaf said the death toll of 4,500 children killed in a month during the Israel-Hamas war was 'senseless', and urged the public to speak out against the bloodshed.
My heart goes out to her family, just senseless,' wrote 'Parks and Recreations' and 'Party Down' star Adam Scott.
Our job is to make sense of the senseless.
Previously, headteacher Sam Jones said the attack marked the “darkest of days” for the school community, adding: “A Kelmscott student was tragically killed in a senseless knife attack.
PTI core committee lamented that instead of focusing on holding free, fair and on time polls to put the country on path of political stability, the caretaker PM was augmenting the country’s problems with foreign tours and senseless statements.
Common combinations with senseless
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the senseless 38×
- and senseless 18×
- senseless and 17×
- senseless violence 15×
- senseless act 14×
- this senseless 11×
- senseless killings 9×
- of senseless 9×
- is senseless 6×
- in senseless 6×