impercipient

adjective

Definition of impercipientnext
as in unwise
not having or showing a deep understanding of something impercipient interpretations of the novel failed to note its dark humor

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for impercipient
  1. unwise
  2. stupid
  3. silly
  4. unperceptive
  5. simple
  6. dense
  7. dumb
  8. foolish
Adjective
  • Arizona’s desert may seem like an unwise location for a water-intensive industry.
    Austin Corona, The Arizona Republic, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Using your time here wisely is never an unwise thing to do.
    Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Dec. 2024
Definition of unwise
Adjective
  • The Boke character, which would be Johnson, is the one who will make a mistake on purpose, or make a stupid joke.
    Justin Koreis, Rolling Stone, 21 Dec. 2024
  • Any Republican that would be so stupid as to do this should, and will, be Primaried.
    Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of stupid
Adjective
  • Packed with silly hijinks, this 2004 comedy also stars Kristin Chenoweth and Kristin Davis.
    Kelsie Gibson, People.com, 17 Dec. 2024
  • But 2024 is not 2017; silly overlays have given way to undetectable beauty filters.
    Chloe Albanesius, PCMAG, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of silly
Adjective
  • 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
  • Memory, conveyed by an unperceptive, mechanically flowing camera, seems disconnected from culture.
    Armond White, National Review, 19 Nov. 2021
Definition of unperceptive
Adjective
  • That’s right—a process that can involve doctors’ visits, insurance claims, and out-of-pocket costs was as simple as buying Band-Aids or shampoo or batteries.
    Jasmine Browley, Allure, 13 Dec. 2024
  • Maybe the key to a truly satisfying vacation in 2025 is simple: more of it.
    Christopher Elliott, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of simple
Adjective
  • Parts of the dense, equatorial mainland, as well as the islands that lay off the shore of the nascent capital, Cayenne, would be turned into labor camps and prisons for the most serious criminal offenders in mainland France.
    Rob Crossan, JSTOR Daily, 13 Dec. 2024
  • Photo : Will Myers The swimming pool is positioned below the house, where it’s surrounded by dense greenery.
    Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of dense
Adjective
  • Ratajkowski has been fighting the stereotype of the dumb model from the beginning of her career.
    Daniel Jackson, Allure, 18 July 2017
  • Ninety nine percent of all NFL players are explicitly not dumb.
    Andy Benoit, The MMQB, 10 July 2017
Definition of dumb
Adjective
  • Stated simply, the policy errors made with regard to money were uniquely foolish.
    John Tamny, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
  • Premature predictions of renewal would be foolish and, as Howe continually stressed, Newcastle cannot allow one strong outing to be followed by another meek one.
    Chris Waugh, The Athletic, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of foolish
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Thesaurus Entries Near impercipient

imperceptive

impercipient

imperfect

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