clueless

adjective

ˈklü-ləs How to pronounce clueless (audio)
Definition of cluelessnext
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 Being clueless about what’s going on, completely attached and obsessed with something, whatever that is. — Wengel Gemu, Vanity Fair, 27 Aug. 2026 The comedy of Gilligan’s Island often centered on the interactions between the scrawny, clueless Gilligan and the rotund, impatient skipper. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 5 Aug. 2026 This dumb contest reeks of the clueless, insensitive ways of the past. — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 9 July 2026 But there’s much to like here — from the two leads, the numerous Bay Area shots (the Golden Gate Bridge should get a supporting actor credit), Nick Offerman as a pretentious, cruel chef and Lukas Gage as a clueless cretin love interest/coworker. — Randy Myers, Mercury News, 24 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for clueless
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clueless
  1. ignorant
  2. unaware
  3. oblivious
Adjective
  • Understandably, Penn struggles to hold these disparate points of focus together with a performance that vacillates between disarmingly dopey and almost willfully ignorant of the realities of the 2000s media landscape.
    — Todd Gilchrist, Variety, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Some people in the White House treated Jackie as a cipher, ignorant of almost everything happening.
    — Laurence Leamer, Vanity Fair, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of ignorant
Adjective
  • An employee was unaware of testing sanitizer for the ware washing sink.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Communication breakdowns may leave patients unaware of available services, while a lack of referrals can keep them from receiving needed care.
    — Marci Lee Nilsen, The Conversation, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of unaware
Adjective
  • These schemes often drove the show’s humor, along with the awkward social dynamics Fielder engineered by acting oblivious to the norms of human behavior.
    — Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Atiqullah remained at midfield, oblivious, the blanket over his head.
    — Dexter Filkins, New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of oblivious

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“Clueless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clueless. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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