UNPERCEPTIVE Synonyms: 57 Similar and Opposite Words

unperceptive

adjective

ˌən-pər-ˈsep-tiv

Definition of unperceptive

as in imperceptive

not having or showing a deep understanding of something unperceptive readers failed to see that the "news story" was an elaborate put-on

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Recent Examples of unperceptive 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

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Adjective

Parametric modeling, especially when weighted down with decades of AutoCAD’s stupid UI/UX choices, was even harder than programming.

— Lee Hutchinson, ArsTechnica, 23 July 2026
The simplest explanation is that Vance believes his voters are stupid.

— David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 21 July 2026

Definition of stupid

Adjective

Needless to say, that would have been unwise for a city with a credit rating perched precariously just above junk status.

— The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 19 July 2026
Somebody sat in the room where Paynter's oncology program died and agreed that unbillable was the same as unwise — and that person was not a spreadsheet.

— Sachin H. Jain, Forbes.com, 18 July 2026

Definition of unwise

Adjective

This year’s list includes what may be America’s last remaining players with free 2020 eligibility (silly us, thinking that ended last year) — and even a few who began their careers in the 2010s.

— Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 24 July 2026
Depp engaged the crowd with silly skits for nearly half a hour.

— Angelique Jackson, Variety, 23 July 2026

Definition of silly

Adjective

Butlers are kicked in the shins and told their children are ugly; a patriarch’s idiotic military decisions are venerated for their spirit; blood spilling out of a servant’s wound is more an issue for the rug.

— Diana Arterian, Literary Hub, 16 July 2026
That’s been an idiotic trope for too long — that participating in the business side of it taints you.

— Marc Weingarten, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2026

Definition of idiotic

Adjective

Doing it for a guy who was closer to average last year and got outplayed by his backup is probably downright foolish.

— Dom Luszczyszyn, New York Times, 22 July 2026
Johnson continued this week to push for his foolish and counterproductive desire to impose a $33-per-month tax on each Chicago job generated by the city’s largest private-sector employers.

— The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 10 July 2026

Definition of foolish

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