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

Recent Examples of Synonyms for unperceptive

Adjective

As stupid and trad as the wife-in-the-kitchen expectation is, that’s just a surface issue.

— Emma Sharpe, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2026
Billionaires presumably didn't become billionaires by being stupid, and only the supremely stupid could fail to see what's coming in California.

— Bradley Gitz, Arkansas Online, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of stupid

Adjective

The village’s colonial founders were unwise to set their community on the river.

— Abe Streep, ProPublica, 21 Oct. 2026
Willis at times has shown an aversion for check-downs and instead has attempted riskier or unwise throws, something that happened multiple times in Sunday’s 31-24 loss to Cincinnati.

— Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of unwise

Adjective

Then the reviews, of course, completely dismissed me as being like some old dumb blonde thing.

— CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 30 Oct. 2026
Basically all that's left for the dumb human to do when using the all-new Arrowmax Arrowspace S1 electric smart driver is dropping the bit in the tip and holding the driver steady – the S1 takes care of everything else.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of dumb

Adjective

Taken together, the rules that made up the Way offered a code of conduct for daring greatly, assessing yourself honestly and avoiding idiotic risk.

— Daniel Duane, New York Times, 14 Oct. 2026
With just six 30-minute episodes per season (by design), some of these idiotic run-on stories inevitably hit the cutting room floor.

— Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of idiotic

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