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 mainstream consensus solidified: The robbery was karma, comeuppance, a corrective to all that vacuous extravagance and clueless exhibitionism.
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Ellen Cushing, The Atlantic, 19 May 2025
Yet the movie has the clueless arrogance to present itself as a redemption narrative — not for the members of the Slauson Rec troupe, but for Shia LaBeouf.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 19 May 2025
And even the most clueless man would not bring a bouquet of fake roses to a date.
—Lizz Schumer, People.com, 27 May 2025
Jackson’s mom is played by Sissy Spacek, radiantly sympathetic but also clueless.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 21 May 2025
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Ellen Cushing, The Atlantic, 19 May 2025
Yet the movie has the clueless arrogance to present itself as a redemption narrative — not for the members of the Slauson Rec troupe, but for Shia LaBeouf.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 19 May 2025
And even the most clueless man would not bring a bouquet of fake roses to a date.
—Lizz Schumer, People.com, 27 May 2025
Jackson’s mom is played by Sissy Spacek, radiantly sympathetic but also clueless.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 21 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for clueless
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Less prescient was her claim—ignorant in exactly the way of so many white feminists throughout history—that racial oppression would be solved once gender was abolished.—
Hazlitt,
Hazlitt,
11 June 2025
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The provision prohibiting states from regulating AI for the next 10 years is unconscionably ignorant and dangerous.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
8 June 2025
Adjective
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Most Americans are unaware of the unprecedented threats that AI may pose.—
Brendan Steinhauser,
New York Daily News,
16 June 2025
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However, there is a major caveat that fans are often unaware of — players must become free agents within a transfer window in order to sign elsewhere outside of one.—
Steve Madeley,
New York Times,
16 June 2025
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But here’s the other risk: Chasers, especially novices, often stop abruptly on the side - or even middle - of a 70-mph highway, open their car doors to get out and cluelessly snap photos, oblivious to other chasers who may be barreling down behind them.—
Jim Clash,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2025
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There always seemed to be a little girl oblivious to everything but the cartoons.—
Mark Kriegel
June 4,
Literary Hub,
4 June 2025
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“Clueless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clueless. Accessed 24 Jun. 2025.
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