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
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.
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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
Still, the state’s clueless ad leans into the worst critiques and caricatures of government work, maybe in an effort to appeal to a post-COVID-19 workforce that resents being called back to the office.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2025
The cast includes Stephen Merchant as the voice of the mouse, Kristen Wiig as a scenery-chewing evil aunt, and Jim Broadbent as a kindly but clueless king.
—EW.com, 20 Dec. 2024
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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
Still, the state’s clueless ad leans into the worst critiques and caricatures of government work, maybe in an effort to appeal to a post-COVID-19 workforce that resents being called back to the office.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2025
The cast includes Stephen Merchant as the voice of the mouse, Kristen Wiig as a scenery-chewing evil aunt, and Jim Broadbent as a kindly but clueless king.
—EW.com, 20 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for clueless
Adjective
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Musk’s blind and ignorant closing of USAID has blacked out our billboard to the world of what America is about.—
Llewellyn King,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 Feb. 2025
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For one thing, Overstreet seemed set on portraying Black history in a way that was neither overly dour nor entirely ignorant of past violence.—
Alex Greenberger,
ARTnews.com,
4 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Not even Scheffler himself was unaware of his heroics in winning The PLAYERS a year ago.—
Julio Cesar Valdera Morales,
Newsweek,
12 Mar. 2025
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Schneider allegedly was unaware of the pivotal scene in which Brando’s character anally rapes her character using a stick of butter as lubricant.—
Samantha Bergeson,
IndieWire,
11 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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What follows is a quest for somebody named Ralph Sampson, recently on the lam—born poor, grown rich, and, according to his daughter, wholly oblivious to the needs of the Mexican workers on his ranch, not far from Bakersfield, who are now on strike.—
Anthony Lane,
The New Yorker,
3 Mar. 2025
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Children were playing badminton, oblivious of the ancient church looming behind them.—
The New York Times,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 Mar. 2025
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“Clueless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clueless. Accessed 22 Mar. 2025.
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