clueless
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Definition of clueless
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Synonyms & Antonyms for clueless
Synonyms
ignorant, incognizant, innocent, insensible, nescient, oblivious, unacquainted, unaware, unconscious, uninformed, unknowing, unmindful, unwitting
Antonyms
acquainted, aware, cognizant, conscious, conversant, grounded, informed, knowing, mindful, witting
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Examples of clueless in a Sentence
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Chester is a frustrating main character, by turns arrogant and clueless, overconfident and indecisive. — Aja Romano, Vox, "The Terror: Infamy turns America’s WWII internment camps into a bleak ghost story," 19 Aug. 2019 The movie, directed by Gene Stupinsky and written by Stupinsky and Lee Eisenberg, spins on their clueless naivete, though these kids do drop the F bomb a lot. — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, "Good Boys Isn’t a Movie for Kids. But It Captures What It’s Like to Be One," 15 Aug. 2019 The boy would not remain clueless for long, though. — Sam Roberts, BostonGlobe.com, "Dr. Carl Weiss Jr., 84, his father, he said, didn’t kill Huey Long," 15 Aug. 2019 My mother was clueless about this man and made me apologize for my behavior. — New York Times, "My Dysfunctional Brother Was Abused. How Do I Acknowledge His Past?," 16 July 2019 Anne plays Bryce's girlfriend, a smart but clueless student, whose storyline ends on a cliffhanger at the end of season 2. — Jasmine Gomez, Seventeen, "This is How Much the Cast of "13 Reasons Why" Makes," 2 Aug. 2019 Another inside joke is about one of French Jewry’s legendary figures, singer Enrico Macias, who at 81 delivers a hilarious and self-deprecating portrayal of himself as a cheap, slightly clueless and ultimately kindhearted geezer. — Cnaan Liphshiz, sun-sentinel.com, "Netflix show ‘Family Business’ is a French-Jewish version of ‘Breaking Bad’," 10 July 2019 Like that clueless attempt at a fake field goal in the second half of the national championship, Alabama apparently can’t see what everyone in the world already knows. — Joseph Goodman | Jgoodman@al.com, al.com, "Alabama football needs a cold, hard slap in the face," 18 July 2019 This was an event that spoke directly to the game’s dedicated players, doing so with just enough over-the-top carnival-like trappings to make the clueless feel welcome. — Todd Martens, latimes.com, "‘Fortnite’ built a mini theme park complete with scented characters at the Forum," 16 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'clueless.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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clueless
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