clueless

Examples

• All

• So I'm slightly clueless when it comes to the Stock Exchange and things like that.

• Completely clueless as to what he was talking about, I just shook my head.

  Academic text (2015)

• Yet Trump is almost completely clueless on the subject.

  ReasonTV

• And they are clueless about what a turn off this is to normal people.

• It's like, yo, you are clueless on what it takes to be successful.

• I mean how clueless can some people be?

  Confession (2020)

• For example, one respondent wrote, "Our external coach was pretty clueless as to the situation our students are in."

  Academic text (2013)

• Are you so clueless as to think you can just waltz back into Heaven?

  Fiction book (1999)

• But yeah, there's nothing that can prepare you for how vulnerable and clueless you feel.

  Jay Shetty Podcast

• They're carrying on a conversation and we are completely clueless.

  Air Collision (2012)

Synonyms

I

ignorant

vsclueless

367 3.7

Not knowing about something or how it works

is especially without understanding or practical ability in the relevant area

U

unaware

vsclueless

175 2.9

Not knowing that something is happening or true

is fully without knowledge, understanding, or ability about that thing

I

in the dark

vsclueless

• Informal

110 5.5

Not told about important things, so you do not know them

is instead completely without understanding or practical ability independent of others

O

oblivious

vsclueless

76 6.3

Not noticing what happens around you

is unaware because of missing knowledge rather than just missing notice

U

uninformed

vsclueless

42 3.7

Not knowing about a subject or situation

is completely without understanding or practical ability about that subject

U

unfamiliar with

vsclueless

29 4.1

Not knowing much about something

is completely lacking both understanding and ability about that specific thing

I

illiterate

vsclueless

16 4.8

Not knowing much about a subject

is more broadly without understanding and skill rather than just education

U

uninitiated

vsclueless

8 8.0

People who do not know about a subject or activity

is completely without understanding or the skills to perform that activity

U

unenlightened

vsclueless

6 7.0

Not knowing or understanding important information

is more fully without practical ability and deep understanding

U

unknowing

vsclueless

5 5.8

Not aware that something is happening or true

is entirely without awareness or skill regarding that matter

N

none the wiser

vsclueless

4 7.2

Not knowing any more after something is explained

is instead completely without knowledge or ability rather than lacking only new information

U

unknowledgeable

vsclueless

1 7.1

Not knowing much about a subject

is more utterly without understanding and ability in that area

U

unacquainted

vsclueless

1 6.5

Not familiar with someone or something

is totally without understanding or ability regarding that topic

U

unacquainted with

vsclueless

1 6.7

Not knowing about something because you have no experience with it

is absolutely without understanding or practical skills in that area

U

unlearned

vsclueless

1 7.7

A person with little education or knowledge about a subject

is utterly lacking both understanding and ability in that subject

U

uninstructed

vsclueless

6.9

Someone who has no training or basic knowledge about a subject

is instead completely without knowledge and practical ability there

U

unconversant

vsclueless

8.4

Not familiar with a subject or its details

is instead wholly without understanding or hands on ability there

Antonyms

A

aware

∞ 2.7

Knowing that something exists or is happening

I

informed

3.7

Someone who knows a lot about a subject because they have the facts

How Uninformed

clueless

96 4.3

ignorant

367 3.7

uninformed

42 3.7

unaware

175 2.9

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology