as in ignorant
not informed about or aware of something
television producers who seem utterly clueless about the concerns and interests of today's teenagers
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Recent Examples of clueless
But Oh, Hi! is also attuned to the way the guy is almost always framed as the villain when a relationship doesn’t work out, even if he’s just made a clueless mistake.
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Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 4 Sep. 2025
The cast is good, but especially early on, too many characters are just clueless dopes.
—Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 3 Sep. 2025
How can companies be so clueless?
—Steven Greenhut, Oc Register, 29 Aug. 2025
Democrats are clueless and lost.
—Nick Mordowanec, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Aug. 2025
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Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 4 Sep. 2025
The cast is good, but especially early on, too many characters are just clueless dopes.
—Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 3 Sep. 2025
How can companies be so clueless?
—Steven Greenhut, Oc Register, 29 Aug. 2025
Democrats are clueless and lost.
—Nick Mordowanec, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for clueless
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clueless
Adjective
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The league might be skeptical that the Clippers were merely ignorant of the Aspiration-Leonard relationship and question why the team didn’t undertake more diligence.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Conversations that would’ve otherwise been fun and intellectually stimulating will start to feel childish and ignorant.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Animal shelter employees were unaware that officials used the machine for narcotics, Halverson said.—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
15 Sep. 2025
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Yet most viewers are unaware of the complex coordination that takes place out of sight.—
Tom Mullen,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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He's witnessed countless episodes of passengers wearing noise-canceling headphones and earbuds walking through airport terminals, oblivious to their surroundings and putting themselves and others in danger.—
Christopher Elliott,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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Oh, to be oblivious like Daniel.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Clueless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clueless. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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