impercipient

adjective

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as in unwise
not having or showing a deep understanding of something impercipient interpretations of the novel failed to note its dark humor

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for impercipient
  1. unwise
  2. stupid
  3. silly
  4. unperceptive
  5. simple
  6. dense
  7. dumb
  8. foolish
Adjective
  • The board amended a resolution to meet the parents’ demands despite financial warnings that doing so would be unwise.
    — Ikram Mohamed, Chicago Tribune, 6 Mar. 2025
  • But using this approach in peacetime is altogether different and strategically unwise.
    — Stephen G. Brooks, Foreign Affairs, 20 Feb. 2025
Definition of unwise
Adjective
  • His is a sort of erudite buffoonery that consistently tap-dances between clever, self-aware, and patently stupid.
    — David Sims, The Atlantic, 22 Mar. 2025
  • Ignoring those who served and buried honorably is stupid.
    — Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 19 Mar. 2025
Definition of stupid
Adjective
  • Finally, its focus on physics means that things get silly pretty quickly, which makes for very shareable moments and clips.
    — David Faris, Newsweek, 17 Mar. 2025
  • Dozen Bakery off Nolensville Pike is celebrating this silliest of holidays with special pies and quiche.
    — Adam Tamburin, Axios, 14 Mar. 2025
Definition of silly
Adjective
  • He could not be seen, just as the little black boy was not seen, or was seen inaccurately, by the unperceptive and disdainful white boy.
    — Louise Glück, The New York Review of Books, 14 Jan. 2021
  • Memory, conveyed by an unperceptive, mechanically flowing camera, seems disconnected from culture.
    — Armond White, National Review, 19 Nov. 2021
Definition of unperceptive
Adjective
  • Pair them with a simple T-shirt to grab a coffee at a cafe.
    — Rylee Johnston, Travel + Leisure, 23 Mar. 2025
  • Jenner wore a gray and lightly checked car coat, a simple black knit sweater, straight leg blue jeans, and black ballet flats.
    — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 23 Mar. 2025
Definition of simple
Adjective
  • Its key appeal comes from its historic center, a dense, buzzy neighborhood that’s full of cafés, restaurants, boutiques, churches, supermarkets, businesses, hotels, homes, and more.
    — Kathleen Peddicord, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
  • Head to Mill Creek Lake to kayak or fish for bass, bluegill, crappie, and trout in a sunny spot that’s surrounded by imposing cliffs and a dense forest.
    — Casey Barber, Southern Living, 12 Mar. 2025
Definition of dense
Adjective
  • Ratajkowski has been fighting the stereotype of the dumb model from the beginning of her career.
    — Daniel Jackson, Allure, 18 July 2017
  • Ninety nine percent of all NFL players are explicitly not dumb.
    — Andy Benoit, The MMQB, 10 July 2017
Definition of dumb
Adjective
  • No matter what your feelings are about Sternberg and his executive team today, these are not foolish people.
    — John Romano, Orlando Sentinel, 15 Mar. 2025
  • There's nothing foolish about choosing beauty over practicality if that's what your heart desires.
    — PCMAG, PCMAG, 14 Mar. 2025
Definition of foolish
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