as in ignorant
not informed about or aware of something
television producers who seem utterly clueless about the concerns and interests of today's teenagers
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Recent Examples of clueless
Administration officials are absolutely clueless, sloppy and incompetent. — Joe Szczepaniak, Wheaton
War is not a game
I am sickened by the emoji used by those in top government positions (and then some) in the unclassified text thread about war plans and execution of those plans.
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Chicago Tribune, 28 Mar. 2025
Despite getting kicked out of the band the character is clueless about how badly he’s messed up.
—Joan MacDonald, Forbes.com, 9 May 2025
Occasionally a table will be brought out to suggest another bar, another time, for Elmer to get drunk in and pick a fight, or a safe will be wheeled on stage for the clueless Elmer to try to blow up.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 27 Apr. 2025
Nigel bellows at Scott (Nicholas Matos), Anita’s comically clueless assistant.
—Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 11 Apr. 2025
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Chicago Tribune, 28 Mar. 2025
Despite getting kicked out of the band the character is clueless about how badly he’s messed up.
—Joan MacDonald, Forbes.com, 9 May 2025
Occasionally a table will be brought out to suggest another bar, another time, for Elmer to get drunk in and pick a fight, or a safe will be wheeled on stage for the clueless Elmer to try to blow up.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 27 Apr. 2025
Nigel bellows at Scott (Nicholas Matos), Anita’s comically clueless assistant.
—Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 11 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for clueless
Adjective
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Trump has no knowledge of military history and has surrounded himself with advisers equally ignorant.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
16 May 2025
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Anger materializes in people who are toxic and ignorant.—
Ernesto Lechner,
Rolling Stone,
10 May 2025
Adjective
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But lawyers can hardly be unaware of the pitfalls for their own profession in failing to monitor bots’ outputs.—
Michael Hiltzik,
Los Angeles Times,
22 May 2025
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When Martone was personally attacked with deepfake pornography, the content was posted on social media and emailed to her employer with demands to fire Martone, unaware that Martone was the company CEO.—
Kim Elsesser,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2025
Adjective
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The cat's beef-eating, fart-generating owners are oblivious to these lofty ruling ambitions.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
17 May 2025
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Before long, the wife lies on the bed with a peaceful expression on her face, on morphine and oblivious to the chaos that surrounds them.—
Hazlitt,
Hazlitt,
13 May 2025
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“Clueless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clueless. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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