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
This means not undershooting to the point of looking clueless and not overshooting to the point of looking overbearing.
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Gorick Ng, CNBC, 26 Jan. 2026
There’s an absent father and a clueless, neglectful mother but the five Gilbert children — Lydia, Hugo, Annabel, Jeremy and Rosalind — are essentially raising themselves in an English country house of secret passages and worrying infestations.
—Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 23 Jan. 2026
The 100-minute comedy can best be described as a lampooning of virtue signaling, and of the clueless white liberal establishment that learned the words and signals of equity without really changing their behavior.
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 22 Jan. 2026
Tom Poston brought quirky charm to the role of Franklin Delano Bickley, Mindy’s lovable but often clueless boss.
—Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 18 Jan. 2026
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Gorick Ng, CNBC, 26 Jan. 2026
There’s an absent father and a clueless, neglectful mother but the five Gilbert children — Lydia, Hugo, Annabel, Jeremy and Rosalind — are essentially raising themselves in an English country house of secret passages and worrying infestations.
—Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 23 Jan. 2026
The 100-minute comedy can best be described as a lampooning of virtue signaling, and of the clueless white liberal establishment that learned the words and signals of equity without really changing their behavior.
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 22 Jan. 2026
Tom Poston brought quirky charm to the role of Franklin Delano Bickley, Mindy’s lovable but often clueless boss.
—Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 18 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for clueless
Adjective
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Walz said children fear aggressive agents; critics called the comparison ignorant and offensive.—
Staff,
FOXNews.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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One of Johnson’s former Cowboys superstars, Colorado head coach Deion Sanders, called voters who ignored Belichick ignorant.—
Lawrence Dow,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
28 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Even cursory nods to the pandemic as the root cause of neighbors turning against neighbors aren’t explored so much as they’re acknowledged, as if viewers are somehow unaware of the polarization plaguing America.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
13 Feb. 2026
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However, the Pima County Sheriff’s Office is disputing the clip to Fox News Digital, citing the department is unaware of any reports of a ski mask being found.—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
12 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Miss Manners would be sorry to think that retirement had left you oblivious to the dynamics of life, which, indeed, lexicographers must follow.—
Judith Martin,
Sun Sentinel,
3 Feb. 2026
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Emma was oblivious to the cars, the don’t-walk signs, even the cold on this windy, 34-degree afternoon.—
Maeva Bambuck,
CNN Money,
1 Feb. 2026
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“Clueless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clueless. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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