Definitions

clueless

[kloo-lis] / ˈklu lɪs /

ADJECTIVE

puzzled

Synonyms

STRONGEST

baffled bewildered doubtful mystified perplexed rattled

STRONG

bollixed discombobulated floored lost nonplussed shook stuck stumped thrown

WEAK

at a loss at sea come apart come unzipped dopey foggy fouled-up hung up in a fog loused up messed-up mind-blown mixed up mucked up screwed-up shook-up spaced out unglued without a clue

Antonyms

STRONGEST

clear

WEAK

aware certain cognizant sure

ADJECTIVE

simpleminded

Synonyms

WEAK

brainless childlike crude dumb feeble-minded idiotic ignorant moronic naive slow stupid uncomplicated unschooled unstudied untutored unworldly

Example Sentences

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“I understand you don’t want to be rescuing the many clueless who wander up there. There needs to be a better system.”

From Los Angeles Times

I said, still clueless as to where my courage was coming from.

From Literature

Producers wanted to put viewers in the faithfuls' shoes and see if they could spot a traitor - and the viewers were, on the whole, just as clueless as the faithful normally are.

From BBC

Truman “is not so clueless as some of his contemporary critics imagined him,” Mr. Wellerstein tells us.

From The Wall Street Journal

The City Council purported to be just as clueless as residents and the plan was eventually halted, with the county taking responsibility for its lack of communication with neighbors.

From Los Angeles Times

clueless

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