1
: having or providing no clue
a clueless case for the police to solve
2
: completely or hopelessly bewildered, unaware, ignorant, or foolish
clueless about what they want
cluelessly
adverb
I played dumb. I have arrived at a point in my life where I can perform this stunt with aplomb. "What do you mean?" I asked, as cluelessly as I knew how.
—
Steve Friedman
Steve Friedman
cluelessness
noun
Mowrey is also trying to make a deer hunter of Bentley, whose cluelessness as an outdoors-man is a rich source of amusement to his country-boy crony.
—Austin Murphy
Austin Murphy
Examples of clueless in a Sentence
When it comes to computers, I'm clueless.
They were clueless about what to do.
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Unfortunately for Gilpin, the script works this out in ways that make Sara seem less like an imperiled 19th-century woman on the run than an exasperating and dangerously clueless Karen.
—Mike Hale, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
Meantime, a Congress paralyzed by mutual loathing, divided between feckless Republicans and clueless Democrats, looks on.
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Mike Hale, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
Meantime, a Congress paralyzed by mutual loathing, divided between feckless Republicans and clueless Democrats, looks on.
—Clive Crook, Twin Cities, 8 Feb. 2025
The director effectively leaves the audience clueless about whether Nick and Wilson are actual comrades or not, and this fun dynamic plays out entertainingly onscreen.
—Malik Peay, Essence, 17 Jan. 2025
Wall Street strategist are just as clueless to the new year’s investment themes as the rest of us Stay the course and rebalance your portfolio when necessary.
—Jonathan I. Shenkman, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
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“Clueless.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clueless. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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clueless
adjective
clue·less
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: having or providing no clue
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