as in imperceptive
not having or showing a deep understanding of something
unperceptive readers failed to see that the "news story" was an elaborate put-on
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Recent Examples of unperceptive
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.
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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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unperceptive
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So ridiculous the referee initially had trouble believing that anyone could be so reckless & stupid.The Athletic UK Staff, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
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And there was no such thing ever as a bad decision or a stupid question.Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 4 Jan. 2025
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In the race to get things done, the new administration would be unwise to set aside and kill the ICE Pact.Craig Hooper, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
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Incoming Senate Budget Committee Chair Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) has argued that a delay in passing border provisions would be harmful to national security and is unwise.Al Weaver, The Hill, 7 Jan. 2025
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The Couple Next Door The Bottom Line PG-13 partner-swapping upstaged by silly thriller subplots.Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Jan. 2025
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In the unreliable reality the older Owen inhabits, his favorite childhood show was in fact silly, sloppy, and decidedly low-stakes.Samantha Allen, Them, 14 Jan. 2025
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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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Too many young people are making idiotic short-term financial decisions that hamper long-term success.Chandler Dean, The New Yorker, 24 Jan. 2023
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Beyond the Lungs Two other cardiac cases impressed me — and blew away the idiotic notion that young people are immune to COVID-19.Tony Dajer, Discover Magazine, 30 July 2020
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If the young shortstop is truly as good as gone, the Blue Jays would be foolish not to trade him.Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
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While admirable, the plan to resettle the poor was foolish in retrospect as the Low Country soil is sandy and the weather too hot for farming.Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 27 Dec. 2024
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