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

Moreno may also need to make those calls, and saddling his successor with a long-term manager seems unwise and unlikely, even by Moreno’s standards.

— Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Commanders should seek positional advantages without exhausting their soldiers, manipulate the enemy’s movements when possible, and recognize when circumstances make pursuit or attack unwise.

— Ethan Teekah, Encyclopedia Britannica, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of unwise

Adjective

Much of the advice for making friends can feel silly or trite, but focusing on three areas may make a significant impact on your social situation.

— Madeline Holcombe, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2026
Then again, the silliest thing our species could do is resign ourselves to disaster.

— Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of silly

Adjective

We’ll always be thought of as too conservative, too dumb, too reactionary, too violent by too many.

— Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
Here, in this image of an ingenious skidding kitten—in both its brutality and its beautiful, dumb, playful resilience—lies the wisdom of Marcon’s art.

— Matthew McLean, Artforum, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of dumb

Adjective

With Oracle having lost more than $20 billion in stock-market value today, this appears to be penny-wise and pound foolish.

— Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 24 Sep. 2026
While the era’s bust eventually brought most of those ventures to an end, Brown said the experience taught him not to let the fear of failure—or looking foolish—get in the way.

— Preston Fore, Fortune, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of foolish

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