SENSELESSLY Synonyms: 47 Similar and Opposite Words

senselessly

adverb

as in pointlessly

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Recent Examples of senselessly But Jameson is hardly the first family pet to senselessly perish at the hands of law enforcement officers who resort to deadly force far too quickly. — Vanessa Shakib, Oc Register, 23 July 2026 All the bad and all the good are gone, senselessly ripped away from them. — Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2026 Advertisement Rabbi Eli Schlanger was only 41-years-old when he was gunned down mercilessly, senselessly by terrorists. — Nikki Goldstein, Time, 20 May 2026 He was given a helping hand by Cody Gakpo senselessly turning his back. — James Pearce, New York Times, 16 May 2026 The Army has been senselessly thrown into chaos. — Chicago Tribune, 7 Apr. 2026 In 2025, funding for both domestic and global HIV care and research was suddenly and senselessly slashed. — Michael Rose, STAT, 3 Apr. 2026 This law, one of hundreds of pieces of anti-trans legislation across the country senselessly targets the small minority of people who happen to be trans. — Darren Rosenblum, Mercury News, 21 Mar. 2026 Amid this slew of senselessly avoidant, irrational behavior, Duchovny’s performance emerges as the most credible. — Natalia Winkelman, IndieWire, 27 Jan. 2026

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Don’t be pointlessly inscrutable.

— Kim Scott, CNBC, 22 Apr. 2026
But Senate Democrats in recent months have perfected the strategy of pointlessly running this tactic into the ground.

— Las Vegas Review-Journal, Twin Cities, 18 Apr. 2026

Definition of pointlessly

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Rather than suffering because leaders acted imperfectly, organizations often suffer because leaders waited too long to act at all.

— Irma Becerra, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Stories of first times, of big feelings imperfectly grasped, of life coming into focus for better or worse.

— Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of imperfectly

Adverb

Most social media platforms already have a minimum age to register an account, but governments, parents, and child safety advocates argue that these checks are easy to bypass and inadequately enforced.

— Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 11 Aug. 2026
Yet many still fail to reach their full potential because the directors are insufficiently engaged, inadequately challenged or possibly confined to narrow definitions of their role.

— James Langabeer, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026

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