Dumb
Dumb adjective - Not having or showing an ability to absorb ideas readily.
Usage example: don't call him dumb just because he makes the occasional mistake like the rest of us
Senseless
Senseless adjective - Not having or showing an ability to absorb ideas readily.
Usage example: he may be a little absentminded, but he's really not as senseless as he seems
Dumb is a synonym for senseless. Sometimes you can use "Dumb" instead the word "Senseless" as an adjective or a verb.
Nearby Words: sense, senselessly
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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They are portrayed, to some extent, as almost sympathetically dumb and not terribly malicious, and yet they are fond of inflicting gruesome, senseless violence for no reason.
Source: Obliviously Evil - What needs to happen is that the previously "senseless" sacrifice was actually either a Batman Gambit on the martyr's part to create an exploitable weakness for the hero to use later, or doing so by sheer dumb luck.
Source: Senseless Sacrifice -
Too Dumb to Live: Jason is mostly a genius, and yet after all these years he has yet to realize that if he messes with Paige, she's going to beat him senseless.
Source: Comic Strip / FoxTrot
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