clueless
adjective
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Definition of clueless
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
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Synonyms & Antonyms for clueless
Synonyms
ignorant, incognizant, innocent, insensible, nescient, oblivious, unacquainted, unaware, unconscious, uninformed, unknowing, unmindful, unwitting
Antonyms
acquainted, aware, cognizant, conscious, conversant, grounded, informed, knowing, mindful, witting
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The human impact of Lift’s evil is eventually revealed, but his actions in this particular moment are no more nefarious than the average clueless white tech bro. — Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic, "Sorry to Bother You Has an Eerily Familiar Villain," 10 July 2018 People have been turned down for being fearful or clueless. — Judith Newman, New York Times, "Committing to a Dog Is Hard. This Place Lets You Just Flirt.," 4 July 2018 Jake Morgendorffer, on the other hand, is hyperactive and charmingly clueless, hellbent on spending quality time with his daughters. — Cady Drell, Marie Claire, "9 'Daria' Details I'm Praying to See in MTV's Reboot," 22 June 2018 But even if that was the case, why would Rubio upload such a stammering video of himself looking clueless about hip hop? — Terrell Jermaine Starr, The Root, "Marco Rubio Has Thoughts On Kanye West, Pusha T And Drake ... Random, Confusing Thoughts," 16 June 2018 One thing that a lot of people are clueless about before moving to New York City is that many of the apartments don’t have closets. — Olivia Harrison, refinery29.com, "According To This Study, 50% Of People Would Give Up Sex For More Closet Space," 15 June 2018 The movie’s romantic escapism gets just enough lift from a smart, vulnerable Diane Lane as Pearl, Viggo Mortensen’s uncomplicated seductiveness as Walker and the sincerity of Liev Schreiber as Pearl’s clueless TV repairman husband, Marty. — SFChronicle.com, "World premiere musical ‘Walk on the Moon’ in S.F. mostly captures spirit of 1969," 16 June 2018 But nearly four months after the Pashtun Tahafuz (protection) Movement emerged as one of the army’s fiercest critics, Pakistan’s generals are clueless how to deal with it. — Sadanand Dhume, WSJ, "Pakistan’s Pashtuns Take On the Army—and Terrorists," 14 June 2018 There are frequent moments when the camerawork, editing (quick zooms in and out) and loopy, slightly surreal dialogue suddenly recall the Bluths in all their narcissistic, clueless, hilarious glory. — Mike Hale, New York Times, "Review: In HBO’s ‘Succession,’ the Family That Preys Together," 1 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'clueless.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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clueless
adjective
English Language Learners Definition of clueless
: not having knowledge about something : unable to understand something
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