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
Others have no relationship to the school or town and come off as clueless.
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Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 15 May 2026
Robert says they were stunned by the news of the deaths on campus and felt clueless as to where to turn next to help their daughter.
—Rachel Hale, USA Today, 11 May 2026
Steve told anyone who would listen that John was clueless.
—Geoffrey Cain, Vanity Fair, 11 May 2026
The Dowd Voicers are either clueless about the facts or, like their hero Trump, are simply fabulists making up numbers to suit their biased narrative.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 3 May 2026
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Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 15 May 2026
Robert says they were stunned by the news of the deaths on campus and felt clueless as to where to turn next to help their daughter.
—Rachel Hale, USA Today, 11 May 2026
Steve told anyone who would listen that John was clueless.
—Geoffrey Cain, Vanity Fair, 11 May 2026
The Dowd Voicers are either clueless about the facts or, like their hero Trump, are simply fabulists making up numbers to suit their biased narrative.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 3 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for clueless
Adjective
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And using both words does not reveal that a person is ignorant but rather cosmopolitan.—
Kirk Bowman,
The Conversation,
4 June 2026
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Trump cut education aid, people got ignorant.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
22 May 2026
Adjective
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During her one game at Chase Center last season, the Bay Area faithful cheered for both Clark and the Valkyries, seemingly unaware that vitriol toward the visitors was allowed.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
29 May 2026
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Linklater’s Richard Warren had to be menacing enough in 1702 to inspire his congregation to bury him alive in order to contain his evil, and to send Sarah fleeing the island in the night with his children, unaware that taking them off the island will turn them to dust.—
Hunter Ingram,
Variety,
27 May 2026
Adjective
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Cards and well-wishes poured in from around the world, as did calls from oblivious travelers.—
Arati Menon,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 June 2026
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Some economic shocks travel slowly – a danger to which many governments seem oblivious.—
John W.H. Denton AO,
Fortune,
6 June 2026
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“Clueless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clueless. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.
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