senselessly

1. 1.

   in a meaningless and purposeless manner

   “these innocent bystanders were senselessly killed”
2. 2.

   in an unreasonably senseless manner

   “these temples were mindlessly destroyed by the Red Guards”

   Synonymsmindlessly

Questions about senselessly

What does senselessly mean?

senselessly means "in a meaningless and purposeless manner". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in senselessly?

senselessly has 4 syllables: sen-se-les-sly. The stress falls on "se".

What is another word for senselessly?

Close synonyms include mindlessly. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.