IMPERCEPTIVE Synonyms: 57 Similar and Opposite Words

imperceptive

adjective

ˌim-pər-ˈsep-tiv

Definition of imperceptive

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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Adjective

Memory, conveyed by an unperceptive, mechanically flowing camera, seems disconnected from culture.

— Armond White, National Review, 19 Nov. 2021
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.

— Louise Glück, The New York Review of Books, 14 Jan. 2021

Definition of unperceptive

Adjective

Here, however, the joke is that appearances can be deceiving — or to be more specific, that trying to act like a character in a movie is a reckless, unwise thing to do.

— Elena Lazic, Variety, 26 June 2026
The owners likely would be unwise to roll out identical offers over and over.

— Evan Drellich, New York Times, 25 June 2026

Definition of unwise

Adjective

Even when Romanzy goes off on how stupid and ugly Caleb is — and gossips that his parents abandoned him because something must be wrong with him — Mary goes along with it.

— Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 11 July 2026
Shockingly, the letter seems to be pushing for a return to standardized tests by, in effect, arguing that a growing percentage of their students are simply too stupid to succeed, no matter what professors do.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026

Definition of stupid

Adjective

Sevigny holds firm to Tatum’s hard-to-love jerkishness, which helps smooth over the serious arguments that can turn inadvertently silly (and amplifies the purely silly ones).

— Ben Travers, IndieWire, 9 July 2026
The post also included a sweet selfie with her two younger sons, with Mateo smiling widely and Ciro making a silly face for the camera.

— Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 8 July 2026

Definition of silly

Adjective

Comparing Young’s new deal to any extension for Davis would be a foolish exercise.

— Josh Robbins, New York Times, 30 June 2026
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.

— Theodore McDarrah, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026

Definition of foolish

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