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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Banks are used to working with the surviving relatives, including those who are clueless or casually dressed.

From Salon • Mar. 24, 2026

Head coach Stephane Auvray, 44, admits some were "a little clueless and naive" about the demands.

From Barron's • Feb. 5, 2026

Instead, it featured former cast member Pete Davidson as border czar Tom Homan taking over command of clueless ICE officers.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 1, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026

And here I am—as clueless and alone as I have ever been in my grown-up life.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich

clueless

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