noun / verb · neutral
sense
/sens/SENSE
Awareness or perception; also rational understanding or meaning.
Examples
“The proposal makes no sense to me.”
“She sensed a change in the atmosphere.”
“Senseless violence affects whole communities.”
Band 8 sentence
“The report condemned the senseless destruction of wildlife habitats and urged stricter enforcement of conservation laws.”
Collocations
- senseless violence
- make sense
- common sense
Word family
Common mistakes
It is senseless to save money for emergencies.→It is sensible to save money for emergencies.
There is no sense to do that.→It makes no sense to do that.
He acted senseless.→He acted senselessly.
Say it for a higher band
5stupid→6pointless→7+senseless
Synonyms
pointless
irrational
Easily confused
sensible
“It's sensible to save some money each month.”
sensory
“The exhibit offers a rich sensory experience.”
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