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
One notable finding from the survey was how clueless many parents are about whether their kids are using generative AI.
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Kate Knibbs, WIRED, 18 Sep. 2024
Who scrounged to build her home and start a small business, struggled to meet a payroll and was forced to deal with clueless bureaucrats.
—Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2024
There's also clueless but lovable dad Leonard (Dan Bucatinsky) and some close family friends: Stan (Lohan's Mean Girls costar Tim Meadows) and Margaret (Judy Reyes) and their daughter Sophie (Ash Santos).
—Angela Andaloro, People.com, 25 Oct. 2024
They’re joined by Peterman as clueless bartender Gabby, Rex Linn as stoic chef Emmett, Pablo Castelblanco as finicky accountant Steve and Tokala Black Elk as cheerful handyman Takoda.
—Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 18 Oct. 2024
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Kate Knibbs, WIRED, 18 Sep. 2024
Who scrounged to build her home and start a small business, struggled to meet a payroll and was forced to deal with clueless bureaucrats.
—Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2024
There's also clueless but lovable dad Leonard (Dan Bucatinsky) and some close family friends: Stan (Lohan's Mean Girls costar Tim Meadows) and Margaret (Judy Reyes) and their daughter Sophie (Ash Santos).
—Angela Andaloro, People.com, 25 Oct. 2024
They’re joined by Peterman as clueless bartender Gabby, Rex Linn as stoic chef Emmett, Pablo Castelblanco as finicky accountant Steve and Tokala Black Elk as cheerful handyman Takoda.
—Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 18 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for clueless
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Donald Trump, so ignorant of the past and so careless about the future, is a present-tense kind of candidate.Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 4 Nov. 2024
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Was an ancient reptile, for all intents and purposes a 15-million-year-old dinosaur, actually roaming this expanse of creosote scrub, subsisting on beavertail cactus flesh, going about her day ignorant of the weather alerts, the headlines, the untold human tragedies?Outside Online, Outside Online, 23 Oct. 2024
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The bad news then is that the preponderance of users is blindly unaware of this rather significant consideration when using generative AI, namely that the answers are not 100% certain all the time.Lance Eliot, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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Schneider allegedly was unaware of the pivotal scene in which Brando’s character anally rapes her character using a stick of butter as a lubricant.Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 5 Nov. 2024
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As much as parents may think their children are oblivious, research shows kids, including very young ones, are paying attention.Vox Staff, Vox, 6 Nov. 2024
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However, people were oblivious of its presence on Guam until 1953, and still unaware of its deadly rapid spread until much later.Scott Travers, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
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“Clueless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clueless. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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