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Recent Examples of clueless Of course, some of us have occasionally been that delightfully clueless person. Jed Brewer, Rolling Stone, 9 Jan. 2025 Emotionally clueless men are culturally ubiquitous. Matthew Schnipper, The Atlantic, 6 Jan. 2025 Indeed, at a welcoming dinner in Harrison’s mansion, Erzsébet swiftly puts the condescending and clueless guests away with her words, delivered with strength, dignity and sneaky bemusement. Carole Horst, Variety, 17 Dec. 2024 Is this what the ‘70s meant by the New Math? All of which is a roundabout way of saying that context matters, and while the people who actually have skin in the ratings game know what the deliveries are worth, much of the commentariat is more or less clueless. Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 27 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for clueless 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clueless
Adjective
  • The allegation might have risen above ignorant innuendo if Lyman had tried to show any evidence that the governor, the mayor or the port commissioner had anything to do with the container ship striking the bridge.
    Clarence Page, Chicago Tribune, 2 Feb. 2025
  • Steph Curry was ignorant of the NBA history at stake.
    Marcus Thompson II, The Athletic, 3 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Particularly around school zones on Fay Avenue and Girard Avenue, drivers seem to be either unaware of or indifferent to the importance of slowing down and yielding to pedestrians.
    Letters To The Editor, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Feb. 2025
  • For weeks, the neighbor remained unaware of the modification—until her visiting step-nephew pointed it out.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 2 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • The interactions with locals, oblivious to the outsiders’ real motivations result in some of the most effectively droll scenes: Popa talking about her love affair with a French movie star is cackle worthy.
    Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 3 Feb. 2025
  • Key just about toes the line on the right side of The Office’s oblivious chatterbox Michael Scott, and aside from some predictable developments, the film thankfully never tips into full saccharine or sentimental.
    Taylor Antrim, Vogue, 3 Feb. 2025

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“Clueless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clueless. Accessed 14 Feb. 2025.

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