as in unperceptive
not having or showing a deep understanding of something
imperceptive critics who failed to see that it was much more than another mindless action movie
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Recent Examples of imperceptive
Echoing the decade's sleek silhouettes, Tyra Banks and Naomi Campbell wound their manes into taut high ponytails that emphasized their chiseled features; the former securing hers with scrunchie, and the latter wrapping a section around the elastic to imperceptive effect.
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Lauren Valenti,
Vogue,
19 Aug. 2021
Lauren Valenti,
Vogue,
19 Aug. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for imperceptive
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Memory, conveyed by an unperceptive, mechanically flowing camera, seems disconnected from culture.
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He could not be seen, just as the little black boy was not seen, or was seen inaccurately, by the unperceptive and disdainful white boy.
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And given this context, Anthropic’s actions are viewed by many within Washington as not simply unwise, but actively antagonistic.
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For their part, do politicians and agency leaders like it when their pet projects are assessed by intelligence as unwise or infeasible?
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But even the most perfect Constitution can be undone by the wicked with the help of the bought, the stupid, and the cowardly.
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White can believe Hokit said something stupid and still believe fighters should be allowed to speak for themselves.
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Over the years, the visuals dramatically improve, from snuff film aesthetics to confidently silly splendor.
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The Alexa smart assistant is as good as ever, with tons of useful and silly skills, along with deep integration for ordering items via Amazon.
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Not all blondes are dumb, don’t judge a book by its cover, yada yada yada, lo and behold, Reese Witherspoon is a certified movie star.
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Though Cady has made some gestures toward helping the Bowdens, like his behind-the-scenes effort to get one of Anna’s death-row clients exonerated last week, Tom and Anna should not be so dumb as to ignore his ulterior motives.
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Further, Plato’s disdain for Gorgias, Antisthenes’ first teacher, and sophistry in general is clear; in the Platonic dialogue Gorgias, the titular character is made out to be rather foolish.
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One is villianized and one is made to look foolish.
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“Imperceptive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/imperceptive. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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