senseless

Examples

• All

• The storm threw me half senseless onto that bit of land, that bitter refuge of sand and wind-lashed sea grass.

  Fiction book (1993)

• Jacob paused, studying a stream of senseless numbers.

  Fiction book (1995)

• When he had been sedated almost senseless, his appeal had been powerful.

  Fiction book (1990)

• The rider hits the ground and is knocked senseless.

  Fiction book (1993)

• Around him sprawled the city, senseless, stunned like a patient on a table, etherized by winter.

  Fiction book (1998)

• His wife and four children were shocked senseless; his wide circle of acquaintances stunned and saddened.

  Blog text (21)

• Castor opens the door and guards rush in, clubbing Archer and shocking him senseless.

  Fiction book (1997)

• After the accident, he lay on the ground, completely senseless and unable to respond to anyone.

• The patient was senseless after receiving anesthesia for the surgery.

• In the frigid air, she felt senseless, unable to move her limbs or speak.

Synonyms

U

unconscious

vssenseless

243 4.2

Not awake and not able to respond to people or things

is the broader label for inability to feel or respond to stimuli

O

out of it

vssenseless

• Informal

42 8.2

Not aware and slow to react because of tiredness or medicine

means a broader lack of ability to feel or respond than a mild daze

C

comatose

vssenseless

35 7.8

Unconscious and cannot be woken because of serious illness or injury

refers more generally to lack of response to physical or mental stimuli

I

insensible

vssenseless

1 7.5

Unconscious and unable to feel pain or touch

refers to lack of awareness or response more generally, not only body sensation

I

insentient

vssenseless

• Specialized

1 9.9

Unable to feel or be aware of things

expresses a temporary lack of feeling or response rather than permanent incapacity

N

nonsentient

vssenseless

1 9.0

Not able to feel or be aware of things

describes lack of feeling or response as a current state, not inherent inability

I

insensate

vssenseless

1 9.9

Having no feeling in body or mind and no pity

focuses on not being able to feel or respond to stimuli rather than outward coldness

I

inconscient

vssenseless

9.9

Not awake and not aware of surroundings

describes inability to feel or respond to physical or mental stimuli rather than simple unawareness

Antonyms

C

conscious

179 3.8

Awake and able to feel or notice things around you

R

responsive

61 4.0

React quickly and helpfully to people and things

How Conscious

awake

24 2.0

drowsy

22 2.7

stunned

29 3.0

senseless

15 4.2

comatose

35 7.8

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology