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unperceptive

adjective
un·per·cep·tive | \ ˌən-pər-ˈsep-tiv \

Definition of unperceptive 

: lacking perception : not perceptive an unperceptive analysis … the antics of characters so unperceptive that no one can possibly care about them past the first hundred pages. —Jackie Kaufman

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Synonyms & Antonyms for unperceptive

Synonyms

imperceptive, impercipient, insentient, unwise

Antonyms

discerning, insightful, perceptive, percipient, sagacious, sage, sapient

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 Ladies and gentlemen, meet the undisputed king of the boring, mundane and unperceptive comment - one Michael Owen. — SI.com, "Michael Owen Tweets About His Boredom Watching England & it Backfires Horribly," 6 Oct. 2017

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First Known Use of unperceptive

1668, in the meaning defined above

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unperceiving

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unperch

unpercipient

unperfect

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