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View synonyms for clueless

clueless

[ kloo-lis ]

adjective

Informal.
  1. ignorant, unaware, or uninformed:

    I remember thinking my mom was clueless when I was a teenager.



clueless

/ ˈkluːlɪs /

adjective

  1. slang.
    helpless; stupid
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of clueless1

First recorded in 1940–45; clue + -less
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Example Sentences

Levi plays Scott as somewhat smarmy and disingenuous — it’s hard to feel for this guy when he seems absolutely clueless about his own kids.

“We were clueless, and when we opened the door, we were stunned,” she said.

“Vengeance Most Fowl” preserves the essence of this silly hand-molded universe — Gromit remains as clever as ever and Wallace stays as clueless, if always well-intentioned — while simultaneously striving for more ambitious visual components.

Your brother’s clueless girlfriend once called Harris a “DEI hire” because she overheard it on Fox News.

They lost because of their clueless campaign, pure and simple.

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