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
Bernardine and Rosemary visited a department store where a clueless salesgirl helped Rosemary, in her new wig, apply makeup — orange-pink lipstick that worked in all the wrong ways, dark brown eye pencil, and false eyelashes.
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Susannah Cahalan, Rolling Stone, 17 Apr. 2025
Then there’s his team, a collection of young players who currently look fairly clueless but might be much better in a different environment.
—Nick Miller, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
For now, Musk, like Trump and Lutnick, seems clueless about the growing outrage among ordinary Americans.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 5 Apr. 2025
For that matter, Charles is written and portrayed by Key to be an amusingly clueless and frankly exhausting fellow.
—Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 2 Apr. 2025
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Susannah Cahalan, Rolling Stone, 17 Apr. 2025
Then there’s his team, a collection of young players who currently look fairly clueless but might be much better in a different environment.
—Nick Miller, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
For now, Musk, like Trump and Lutnick, seems clueless about the growing outrage among ordinary Americans.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 5 Apr. 2025
For that matter, Charles is written and portrayed by Key to be an amusingly clueless and frankly exhausting fellow.
—Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 2 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for clueless
Adjective
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Problematic to be sure, but also a very in-character move for an ignorant buffoon.—
Ben Rosenstock,
Time,
6 May 2025
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But here's a reminder for us: casual cruelty, performed by ignorant fascists.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
5 May 2025
Adjective
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For those who are unaware of the phenomenon, here's the lowdown: Every Friday, the SCSD posts its digital version of a tool that's been used by law enforcement since the dawn of time.—
Daniel McFadin,
Arkansas Online,
11 May 2025
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All three have spent years rallying and organizing parents around their and their child’s rights within the district and say some parents are unaware of what accommodations the district is supposed to make for their child or that budget cuts are even happening.—
Sierra Lopez,
Mercury News,
7 May 2025
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But these characters — oblivious hipsters with limited prospects and even more limited resources — couldn’t be more different from Allen’s affluent and accomplished Upper West Siders.—
Jim Hemphill,
IndieWire,
9 May 2025
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Miraculously, those same analysts are oblivious to cost of diverting dozens of cases from federal courts into our state court system and creating juicy financial incentives for lawsuits to multiply.—
Mark Hillman,
Denver Post,
16 Apr. 2025
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“Clueless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clueless. Accessed 17 May. 2025.
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