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Recent Examples of clueless But Oh, Hi! is also attuned to the way the guy is almost always framed as the villain when a relationship doesn’t work out, even if he’s just made a clueless mistake. Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 4 Sep. 2025 The cast is good, but especially early on, too many characters are just clueless dopes. Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 3 Sep. 2025 How can companies be so clueless? Steven Greenhut, Oc Register, 29 Aug. 2025 Democrats are clueless and lost. Nick Mordowanec, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for clueless
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clueless
Adjective
  • The league might be skeptical that the Clippers were merely ignorant of the Aspiration-Leonard relationship and question why the team didn’t undertake more diligence.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Conversations that would’ve otherwise been fun and intellectually stimulating will start to feel childish and ignorant.
    Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Yet, travelers are unaware of this and therefore do not seek information and plan itineraries accordingly prior to departure.
    Tanya Mohn, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Two men — drunk named Liam, played by Callum Turner, and a family man named Nick, played by George Mackay — unaware of the vessel’s past, are hired by the families of the deceased crew to go out once more.
    Sam Bodrojan, IndieWire, 7 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • No, Carol walks up, oblivious to all danger.
    Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
  • And when that fish, in turn, succumbs to the claws of a bald eagle, its DDT dense meat becomes a poisonous lunch for an oblivious bird.
    Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 3 Sep. 2025

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“Clueless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clueless. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.

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