as in unperceptive
not having or showing a deep understanding of something
imperceptive critics who failed to see that it was much more than another mindless action movie
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Recent Examples of imperceptive
Echoing the decade's sleek silhouettes, Tyra Banks and Naomi Campbell wound their manes into taut high ponytails that emphasized their chiseled features; the former securing hers with scrunchie, and the latter wrapping a section around the elastic to imperceptive effect.
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Lauren Valenti, Vogue, 19 Aug. 2021
Lauren Valenti, Vogue, 19 Aug. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for imperceptive
Adjective
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He could not be seen, just as the little black boy was not seen, or was seen inaccurately, by the unperceptive and disdainful white boy.—
Louise Glück,
The New York Review of Books,
14 Jan. 2021
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Memory, conveyed by an unperceptive, mechanically flowing camera, seems disconnected from culture.—
Armond White,
National Review,
19 Nov. 2021
Adjective
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That sometimes is thought of as an unwise Oscar strategy since playing that far in advance can lead to other films getting more attention at the fall festivals, but with many Cannes titles getting their North American premieres at Telluride or Toronto, that is becoming a moot point.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
23 Jan. 2025
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The officer corps must obey the president’s lawful commands, even if officers judge them unwise.—
Ronald R. Krebs,
Foreign Affairs,
14 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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There are no more stupid questions and an open, supportive, and curious culture evolves.—
Darpan Munjal,
Forbes,
21 Jan. 2025
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The cliché that Americans are stupid and lazy is as pernicious as the cliché that teenagers are, well, stupid and lazy.—
John Hodgman,
New York Times,
16 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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This Sabrina is silly and effusive and a tad bit privileged.—
Stephanie McNeal,
Glamour,
28 Jan. 2025
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Looking silly is a small price to pay for a memorable first impression.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
28 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Many of the angel families here today were betrayed by the last administration and with its heartless, and foolish, and really very arrogant and dumb policies.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
29 Jan. 2025
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Walking away from that security might have seemed foolish at the time, but twelve years later, King runs a digital empire that has redefined entertainment.—
Ian Shepherd,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Ratajkowski has been fighting the stereotype of the dumb model from the beginning of her career.—
Daniel Jackson,
Allure,
18 July 2017
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Ninety nine percent of all NFL players are explicitly not dumb.—
Andy Benoit,
The MMQB,
10 July 2017
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“Imperceptive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/imperceptive. Accessed 3 Feb. 2025.
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