- 1(disapproving) having no meaning or purpose synonym pointless senseless violence His death was a senseless waste of life. It's senseless to continue any further.
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- 2[not before noun] unconscious He was beaten senseless. She drank herself senseless.
- 3not using good judgment The police blamed senseless drivers who went too fast.
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